{"biography":"Eric Scott Hicks was a Republican candidate for the Randolph County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Eric Scott Hicks received 1069 votes, finishing behind Greg Seabolt's 9197 votes; Brian Arrington: 2259 votes; Chris (Taco) Toriello: 1970 votes [1]. Greg Seabolt advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Eric Scott Hicks does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Eric Scott Hicks is a registered voter in Randolph County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Eric Scott Hicks's year of birth as 1983; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Eric Scott Hicks 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/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Randolph County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Eric","fullname":"Eric Scott Hicks","lastname":"Hicks","middlename":"Scott","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Randolph County Sheriff","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"randolph","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"randolph","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Randolph County Sheriff","county":"randolph","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"randolph","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Randolph County since 2011.","terms":[],"token":"d316b3431cfd2859"}