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Matthew Chung Chieh Sin

Matthew Chung Chieh Sin

Office history

2026
general

Current office and 2026 campaign

Matthew Chung Chieh Sin (listed on the ballot as "Matthew Sin") is a Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina's 10th Congressional District, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list 1. Matthew filed for candidacy on December 4, 2025, for a multi-county district including Catawba, Forsyth, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin Counties 1. The race appeared on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot 1. Sin lost that primary, finishing second to Pat Harrigan: 6,509 votes (12.3%) to Harrigan's 46,270 votes (87.7%); Sin will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot 4.

Matthew Chung Chieh Sin and Harry Clare Morley Jr. (also profiled on this site) are both filed candidates for this same U.S. House seat, in opposing parties' primaries.

Background

According to the North Carolina voter file, Matthew Chung Chieh Sin is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 2024 (2 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican 2. The voter file shows Matthew Chung Chieh Sin'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 2 elections voted in since 2024, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary 3.

This 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 Matthew Chung Chieh Sin can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.

Sources

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
3. North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (ncvhis_Statewide), published at dl.ncsbe.gov
4. North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary election results (results_pct_20260303), published at dl.ncsbe.gov — accessed 2026-07-24

Public filings

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North Carolina — campaign finance

North Carolina — statement of economic interest

Federal offices — campaign finance

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