{"biography":"**Update: Gillespie lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat to Khem Irby, 34.83% to 65.17%, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Erwin Gillespie is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Christopher Erwin Gillespie's year of birth as 1970; 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 15 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 Christopher Erwin Gillespie 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] [March 3 Primary Elections Results \u2014 The Carolina Peacemaker](https://peacemakeronline.com/stories/march-3-primary-elections-results,97446)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_06","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 06"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Erwin Gillespie","lastname":"Gillespie","middlename":"Erwin","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_06","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 06","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"guilford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_06","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 06","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","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 Guilford County since 1988.","terms":[],"token":"7e5ac060fccdfce8"}