{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Ricky Locklear lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for the Hoke County Board of Commissioners (vote for three), placing fifth (last) of five candidates with 1,159 votes; Allen Thomas (2,961), Harry Southerland (2,691), and Deborah McMillan-Evans (2,047) won the three nominations and advance to the November 3, 2026 general election.** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Ricky  Locklear is a registered voter in Hoke County, North Carolina, registered since 1993 (33 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ricky  Locklear's year of birth as 1961; 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 3 elections voted in since 2022, 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 Ricky  Locklear 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, 2026 primary precinct-level election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`, from [https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"hoke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Hoke County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ricky","fullname":"Ricky Locklear","lastname":"Locklear","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Hoke County Board Of Commissioners","county":"hoke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"hoke","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"hoke","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Hoke County Board Of Commissioners","county":"hoke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"hoke","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Hoke County since 1993.","terms":[],"token":"b6a4810900ea8e8c"}