{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Christopher Shawn Freeman lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Burke County Board of Commissioners (vote for two), placing third of four candidates with 2,809 votes; Randy Burns (4,329 votes) and Phil Smith (3,528 votes) won the two nominations and advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Shawn Freeman is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Christopher Shawn Freeman's year of birth as 1971; 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 8 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 Shawn Freeman 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_commission","county":"burke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Burke County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Shawn Freeman","lastname":"Freeman","middlename":"Shawn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Burke County Board Of Commissioners","county":"burke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"burke","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"burke","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Burke County Board Of Commissioners","county":"burke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"burke","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 Burke County since 2018.","terms":[],"token":"852c1b3b364c1370"}