{"biography":"**Status update: Gadson lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for NC House District 37, finishing second of three candidates with 3,568 votes (38.1%); Winn Decker won the primary with 4,720 votes (50.3%). Gadson will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Marcus Alexander Gadson is a registered voter in Wake County, North Carolina, registered since 2019 (7 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Marcus Alexander Gadson's year of birth as 1987; 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 9 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 Marcus Alexander Gadson 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 election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_037","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 037"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marcus","fullname":"Marcus Alexander Gadson","lastname":"Gadson","middlename":"Alexander","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_037","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 037","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_037","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 037","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Wake County since 2019.","terms":[],"token":"bf63f6d9402572ee"}