{"biography":"**Update: Queen lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Sheriff to Phil Byrd, 31.44% to 68.56%, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, William Lee Queen is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows William Lee Queen's year of birth as 1949; 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 William Lee Queen 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] [Phil Byrd Wins GOP Primary, Will Challenge Sheriff Danny Rogers in November \u2014 Prism News](https://www.prismnews.com/local/guilford-nc/phil-byrd-wins-gop-primary-will-challenge-sheriff-danny-rogers-in-november)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Guilford County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Lee Queen","lastname":"Queen","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Guilford County Sheriff","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"guilford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Guilford County Sheriff","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Guilford County since 2002.","terms":[],"token":"a8db9175793d75f1"}