{"biography":"**Status update.** Pittman lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for NC House District 43 to Janene Ackles, 1,925 votes (33.0%) to 3,913 votes (67.0%); Ackles advances to face incumbent Republican Diane Wheatley on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Ronald Wayne Pittman is a registered voter in Cumberland County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ronald Wayne Pittman's year of birth as 1965; 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 2020, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Ronald Wayne Pittman 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] Ballotpedia, \"Ronald Pittman,\" March 3, 2026 Democratic primary results for NC House District 43 (accessed 2026-07-24)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ronald","fullname":"Ronald Wayne Pittman","lastname":"Pittman","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_043","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Cumberland County since 1996.","terms":[],"token":"8d365bad53f1c1c1"}