{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPatrick Edward Harris filed as the Republican candidate for Johnston County Board of Commissioners, District 5, and faced no primary opponent. He will appear unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Patrick Edward Harris is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Patrick Edward Harris's year of birth as 1964; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 15 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Patrick Edward Harris can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Patrick","fullname":"Patrick Edward Harris","lastname":"Harris","middlename":"Edward","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"johnston","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"johnston","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"johnston","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 Johnston County since 1994.","terms":[],"token":"94f7da0c22973863"}