{"biography":"**Status update: Dutton lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC House District 78, receiving 3,286 votes (28.0%) to Neal Jackson's 8,450 votes (72.0%); he will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Mark Lyman Dutton is a registered voter in Moore County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Mark Lyman Dutton'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 [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Mark Lyman Dutton can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_078","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 078"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mark","fullname":"Mark Lyman Dutton","lastname":"Dutton","middlename":"Lyman","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_078","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 078","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_078","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 078","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Moore County since 2006.","terms":[],"token":"ce3e467baf7c0a54"}