{"biography":"Silas Kent Smith was a Republican candidate for the Nash County Board of Commissioners District 05 in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Silas Kent Smith received 547 votes, finishing behind DeLeon Parker's 857 votes [1]. DeLeon Parker advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Silas Kent Smith does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Silas Kent Smith is a registered voter in Nash County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Silas Kent Smith's year of birth as 1958; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Silas Kent Smith can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Silas","fullname":"Silas Kent Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Kent","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"nash","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Nash County since 1990.","terms":[],"token":"bd72579808386f6b"}