{"biography":"> **Status update.** Jheri Denise Hardaway lost the Democratic primary for North Carolina Senate District 12 to Tanya White Anderson, 3,116 votes to 6,498 (March 3, 2026); Anderson advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jheri Denise Hardaway is a registered voter in Harnett County, North Carolina, registered since 2022 (4 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jheri Denise Hardaway's year of birth as 1989; 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 6 elections voted in since 2020, 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 Jheri Denise Hardaway 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 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC State Senate District 12 (DEM): Tanya White Anderson 6,498, Jheri Hardaway 3,116.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_012","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jheri","fullname":"Jheri Denise Hardaway","lastname":"Hardaway","middlename":"Denise","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_012","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 12","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_012","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 12","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Harnett County since 2022.","terms":[],"token":"b2464920a7b40119"}