{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nStephen Dwight Nichols won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Dare County Board of Education, District 1, with 2,733 votes (43.0%), defeating Christie Baer (2,063 votes, 32.5%) and Shannon Walters (1,556 votes, 24.5%). He will appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot against Democratic nominee Kelleta Govan [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Stephen Dwight Nichols is a registered voter in Dare County, North Carolina, registered since 2003 (23 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Stephen Dwight Nichols'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 7 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 Stephen Dwight Nichols can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \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_school_board_district_01","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 01"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Stephen","fullname":"Stephen Dwight Nichols","lastname":"Nichols","middlename":"Dwight","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 01","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"dare","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 01","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"dare","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"dare","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_01","contest_title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 01","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"dare","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Dare County since 2003.","terms":[],"token":"ce081b9cd180f566"}