{"biography":"> **Editorial note \u2014 lost March 2026 primary.** Bowles placed 2nd of 2 Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for NC House District 28, receiving 862 votes (10.9%) to winner Larry C. Strickland's 7,056 votes (89.1%); Bowles will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Eric Lee Bowles SR is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 1999 (27 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Eric Lee Bowles SR's year of birth as 1968; 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 8 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 Eric Lee Bowles SR 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, March 3, 2026 Official Precinct-Level Results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 NC House District 28 Republican primary, accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_028","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 028"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Eric","fullname":"Eric Lee Bowles SR","lastname":"Bowles","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_028","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 028","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_028","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 028","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":[]}],"suffix":"SR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 1999.","terms":[],"token":"de6436bca5a47dd6"}