{"biography":"**Randy Hugh Buckner placed fourth among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 569 votes, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Randy Hugh Buckner is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1978 (48 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Randy Hugh Buckner's year of birth as 1959; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Randy Hugh Buckner can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Yancey County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Randy","fullname":"Randy Hugh Buckner","lastname":"Buckner","middlename":"Hugh","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Yancey County Board Of Commissioners","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"yancey","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"yancey","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Yancey County Board Of Commissioners","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"yancey","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 Yancey County since 1978.","terms":[],"token":"be696b64c5d56da8"}