{"biography":"**Collins lost the Republican primary for the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners on March 3, 2026, placing fourth of four candidates with 3,654 votes; the top three finishers \u2014 Todd Martin (4,293), Ricky Oliver (3,682), and Frank C. Zachary (3,662) \u2014 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election. He will not appear on the November ballot. [3]**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Thomas Clifton Collins is a registered voter in Yadkin County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Thomas Clifton Collins's year of birth as 1987; 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 11 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 Thomas Clifton Collins 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/election precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`) \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"yadkin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Yadkin County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Thomas","fullname":"Thomas Clifton Collins","lastname":"Collins","middlename":"Clifton","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Yadkin County Board Of Commissioners","county":"yadkin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"yadkin","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"yadkin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Yadkin County Board Of Commissioners","county":"yadkin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"yadkin","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 Yadkin County since 2006.","terms":[],"token":"8a7cf8feb9534df0"}