{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Teresa Ingram Benfield is a registered voter in Avery County, North Carolina, registered since 1997 (29 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Teresa Ingram Benfield's year of birth as 1962; 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 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 Teresa Ingram Benfield 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/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Clerk Of Superior Court"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Teresa","fullname":"Teresa Ingram Benfield","lastname":"Benfield","middlename":"Ingram","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Avery County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Avery County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"avery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Avery County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Avery County since 1997.","terms":[],"token":"a30e726026ae2dc9"}