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William David Carson

William David Carson

Office history

Sheriff — Wilkes County, NC
2026
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According to the North Carolina voter file, William David Carson is a registered voter in Wilkes County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican 1.

The voter file shows William David Carson's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record 1.

The voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election 2.

William David Carson was a Republican candidate for Wilkes County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary and did not advance, finishing fourth of six candidates with 354 votes; incumbent Chris Shew won the nomination with 1,136 votes. 3

This 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 William David Carson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.

Sources

2. North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (ncvhis_Statewide), published at dl.ncsbe.gov

3. North Carolina State Board of Elections — official March 3, 2026 primary results, Wilkes County (WILKES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt), accessed 2026-07-23: https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/WILKES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt

Public filings

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