{"biography":"> **Status update.** John Roger Lane III (listed on the ballot as \"Jay Lane\") lost the Republican primary for North Carolina Senate District 1, placing second among four candidates behind winner Jerry Tillett, 6,295 votes to Tillett's 7,543 (March 3, 2026); Tillett advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, John Roger Lane III is a registered voter in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, registered since 2024 (2 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows John Roger Lane III's year of birth as 1998; 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 4 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 John Roger Lane III 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, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC State Senate District 01 (REP): Jerry Tillett 7,543, Jay Lane 6,295, Dave Forsythe 3,160, Cole Johnson 2,943.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_001","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Roger Lane III","lastname":"Lane","middlename":"Roger","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_001","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_001","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Pasquotank County since 2024.","terms":[],"token":"7ccf658b7bccb4e0"}