{"biography":"**Ameshia Cooper Chester lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for NC Superior Court, District 16B Seat 02, placing 2nd of 2 candidates with 14,720 votes (31.2%); Myra Griffin won the nomination with 32,512 votes (68.8%) [4].**\n\nAmeshia Cooper Chester is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina Superior Court Judge, District 16B, Seat 2 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Ameshia Cooper Chester filing as a DEM candidate on December 1, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Ameshia Cooper Chester is a registered voter in Durham County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Ameshia Cooper Chester's year of birth as 1988 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 18 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Ameshia Cooper Chester can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary election results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_16B_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 16B Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ameshia","fullname":"Ameshia Cooper Chester","lastname":"Chester","middlename":"Cooper","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_16B_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 16B Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"superior_court_judge_dist_16B_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc Superior Court Judge District 16B Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"superior_court_judge","office_title":"Superior Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Durham County since 2014.","terms":[],"token":"d1e93c857d1f4dcc"}