{"biography":"> **Status update.** Joseph Darren Osborne (listed on the ballot as \"Joseph (Joey) Osborne\") lost the Republican primary for U.S. House District 5, placing second among four candidates well behind incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx, 7,934 votes to Foxx's 53,627 (March 3, 2026); Foxx advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Joseph Darren Osborne is a registered voter in Avery County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Joseph Darren Osborne'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 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2024-11-05 general 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 Joseph Darren Osborne 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 results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House of Representatives District 05 (REP): Virginia Foxx 53,627, Joseph (Joey) Osborne 7,934, Steve Girard 6,404, Roman H. (Chad) Williams II 3,979.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_005","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Darren Osborne","lastname":"Osborne","middlename":"Darren","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_005","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_005","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Avery County since 2025.","terms":[],"token":"96803945fb9c8b46"}