{"biography":"**Sims did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Person County Board of Commissioners (unexpired term), placing second of three candidates with 1,169 votes; John R. Byrd Sr. won the nomination with 1,351 votes** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Charles Derrick Sims is a registered voter in Person County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Charles Derrick Sims's year of birth as 1958; 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 10 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 Charles Derrick Sims 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 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Person County, Board of Commissioners (Unexpired) (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_unexpired","county":"person","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Person County Board Of Commissioners (Unexpired)"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Derrick Sims","lastname":"Sims","middlename":"Derrick","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_unexpired","contest_title":"Person County Board Of Commissioners (Unexpired)","county":"person","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"person","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"person","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_unexpired","contest_title":"Person County Board Of Commissioners (Unexpired)","county":"person","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"person","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 Person County since 2008.","terms":[],"token":"9a57bcaf77ea432f"}