{"biography":"**Update: Smith lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Robeson County Board of Commissioners District 08, finishing second of two candidates with 225 votes to Jonathan Lance Herndon's 241; he will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Harold Lynn Smith is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Harold Lynn Smith's year of birth as 1967; 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 7 elections voted in since 2018, 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 Harold Lynn 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, official 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) and March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Harold","fullname":"Harold Lynn Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Lynn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"robeson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_08","contest_title":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08","county":"robeson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"robeson","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 Robeson County since 2014.","terms":[],"token":"8490a0099e256be8"}