{"biography":"Cory James Thornton is a Republican candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives, District 7 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Thornton filed on December 15, 2025; no primary was held for the seat, so he advances directly to the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Cory James Thornton is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 2012 (14 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Cory James Thornton's year of birth as 1988 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 14 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Cory James Thornton can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (ncvhis_Statewide)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_007","county":"franklin","county_count":7,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 007"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cory","fullname":"Cory James Thornton","lastname":"Thornton","middlename":"James","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_007","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 007","county":"franklin","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_007","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 007","county":"franklin","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Franklin County since 2012.","terms":[],"token":"c310e9e968dbfa2f"}