{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Houston Lyerly is a registered voter in Avery County, North Carolina, registered since 2015 (11 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Christopher Houston Lyerly's year of birth as 1984; 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 6 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nChristopher Houston Lyerly was a Republican candidate for Avery County Board of Commissioners in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of eight Republicans seeking three nominations. Lyerly received 746 votes, finishing 6th of 8 Republican candidates, and did not advance to the November 2026 general election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. Voters with personal knowledge of Christopher Houston Lyerly 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 \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Avery County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/AVERY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Houston Lyerly","lastname":"Lyerly","middlename":"Houston","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"avery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Avery County since 2015.","terms":[],"token":"825cfa76a7f90d7d"}