{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nPeter Earl Herron filed as the Republican candidate for Montgomery County Sheriff and faced no primary opponent. He will appear unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Peter Earl Herron is a registered voter in Montgomery County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Peter Earl Herron'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].\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. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Peter Earl Herron can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Montgomery County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Peter","fullname":"Peter Earl Herron","lastname":"Herron","middlename":"Earl","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Montgomery County Sheriff","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"montgomery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Montgomery County Sheriff","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Montgomery County since 2002.","terms":[],"token":"c84f3e22e7f6dead"}