{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChristopher Windly Rhue (listed on the ballot as \"Chris Rhue\") is a Democratic candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 21, Seat 01, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Christopher filed for candidacy on December 2, 2025, for Anson, Richmond, and Scotland Counties [1]. The race appears on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Windly Rhue is a registered voter in Scotland County, North Carolina, registered since 1991 (35 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. The voter file shows Christopher Windly Rhue's year of birth as 1971; 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 9 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 Christopher Windly Rhue 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/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_021_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 21 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Windly Rhue","lastname":"Rhue","middlename":"Windly","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_021_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 21 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_021_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 21 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","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: DEM voter in Scotland County since 1991.","terms":[],"token":"cb5ad231635c9be4"}