{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n**Editorial note \u2014 lost March 2026 primary.** Doherty placed 2nd of 2 Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for NC District Court Judge, District 33, Seat 04, receiving 5,907 votes (29.6%) to winner Jim Hedrick's 14,048 votes (70.4%); Doherty will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [4].\n\nDavid Scott Doherty (listed on the ballot as \"David S. Doherty\") is a Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 33, Seat 04, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. David filed for candidacy on December 9, 2025, for Davidson and Davie Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Scott Doherty is a registered voter in Davidson County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows David Scott Doherty's year of birth as 1963; 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 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [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 David Scott Doherty 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 Official Precinct-Level Results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 NC District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04 Republican primary, accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Scott Doherty","lastname":"Doherty","middlename":"Scott","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_033_seat_04","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 33 Seat 04","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Davidson County since 1992.","terms":[],"token":"c5aecf4d773cd9a7"}