{"biography":"> **Status update.** Ralph Raybern Scott JR lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 10, finishing sixth (last) of six candidates with 2,591 votes; Ashley Bell won with 19,472 votes (Catawba, Forsyth, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin counties, March 3, 2026). Bell advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nRalph Raybern Scott JR filed as the Democratic candidate for US House Of Representatives District 10 (Catawba, Forsyth, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin counties) on December 10, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Ralph Raybern Scott JR is a registered voter in Iredell County, North Carolina, registered since 2019 (7 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Ralph Raybern Scott JR'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\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's official candidate filing list. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Ralph Raybern Scott JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House District 10 (DEM): Ashley Bell 19,472, West Caudle 6,404, Harry Morley 4,672, Marcus Pearson 4,070, Mir Yarfitz 3,952, Ralph Scott Jr. 2,591.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_010","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ralph","fullname":"Ralph Raybern Scott JR","lastname":"Scott","middlename":"Raybern","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_010","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_010","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Iredell County since 2019.","terms":[],"token":"be5587cb1d1e9f9d"}