{"biography":"> **Status update.** Michael Shane Yow lost the Republican primary for NC House District 119, finishing third of three candidates with 452 votes; Mike Clampitt won with 4,508 votes and Anna Ferguson received 2,988 (Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania counties, March 3, 2026). Clampitt advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Shane Yow is a registered voter in Jackson County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Shane Yow's year of birth as 1987; 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 11 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 Michael Shane Yow can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House District 119 (REP): Mike Clampitt 4,508, Anna Ferguson 2,988, Mike Yow 452.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_119","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 119"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Shane Yow","lastname":"Yow","middlename":"Shane","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_119","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 119","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_119","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 119","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 Jackson County since 2005.","terms":[],"token":"d204dc9ebb23e835"}