{"biography":"**March 3, 2026 primary result: Palmer lost the Democratic primary for Orange County Board of Commissioners District 01, finishing second of two candidates with 6,804 votes to Jamezetta Bedford's 9,055 [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Maria Teresa U Palmer is a registered voter in Orange County, North Carolina, registered since 1995 (31 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Maria Teresa U Palmer's year of birth as 1960; 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 16 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 Maria Teresa U Palmer 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 March 3, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/index.html?prefix=ENRS/2026_03_03/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Orange County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Maria","fullname":"Maria Teresa U Palmer","lastname":"Palmer","middlename":"Teresa U","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Orange County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"orange","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"orange","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Orange County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"orange","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"orange","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Orange County since 1995.","terms":[],"token":"93cf632405629713"}