{"biography":"> **Status update.** Monaca Maye Williamson lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 12 to incumbent Alma Adams, 14,589 votes to 54,630 (Mecklenburg County, March 3, 2026); Adams advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nMonaca Maye Williamson is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina's 12th Congressional District, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Monaca filed for candidacy on December 11, 2025, for Mecklenburg County, per the filing record [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Monaca Maye Williamson is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 1997 (29 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. The voter file shows Monaca Maye Williamson's year of birth as 1976; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 5 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2025-11-04 general [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Monaca Maye Williamson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\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 12 (DEM): Alma Shealey Adams 54,630, Monaca Maye Williamson 14,589.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_012","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Monaca","fullname":"Monaca Maye Williamson","lastname":"Williamson","middlename":"Maye","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_012","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 12","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_012","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 12","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":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Guilford County since 1997.","terms":[],"token":"c52dcbfa3eacd6d2"}