{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAshley-Nicole Pressly Russell is a Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina's 1st Congressional District, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Ashley-Nicole filed for candidacy on December 9, 2025, for a multi-county eastern North Carolina district including Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, and Chowan Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1].\n\n**Ashley-Nicole Pressly Russell lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for US House District 1, placing 5th of 5 candidates with 2,975 votes (4.4%); Laurie Buckhout won the nomination with 26,624 votes (39.5%) [4].**\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Ashley-Nicole Pressly Russell is a registered voter in Carteret County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Ashley-Nicole Pressly Russell's year of birth as 1986; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 8 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Ashley-Nicole Pressly Russell can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - 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[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary election results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_001","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ashley-Nicole","fullname":"Ashley-Nicole Pressly Russell","lastname":"Russell","middlename":"Pressly","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_001","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 01","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_001","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 01","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 Carteret County since 2025.","terms":[],"token":"9797fcb924c18bb0"}