{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Carinna A. Smith lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Pamlico County Board of Education District 04, placing second of two candidates with 29 votes to Myra Stokes Carter's 135; Carter advances to the November 3, 2026 general election.** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Carinna A Smith is a registered voter in Pamlico County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Carinna A Smith's year of birth as 1968; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Carinna A Smith can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary precinct-level election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`, from [https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Pamlico County Board Of Education District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Carinna","fullname":"Carinna A Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"A","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Pamlico County Board Of Education District 04","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"pamlico","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"pamlico","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Pamlico County Board Of Education District 04","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"pamlico","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Pamlico County since 2011.","terms":[],"token":"7591ef1e355fc507"}