{"biography":"**Edwards won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Duplin County Board of Commissioners District 02, defeating Tiffany Ferrell 756 votes (74.0%) to 265 (26.0%), and advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Dexter Burl Edwards is a registered voter in Duplin County, North Carolina, registered since 1974 (52 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Dexter Burl Edwards's year of birth as 1956; 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 Dexter Burl Edwards 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, official March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results for Duplin County (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"duplin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Duplin County Board Of Commissioners District 02"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"duplin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Duplin County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dexter","fullname":"Dexter Burl Edwards","lastname":"Edwards","middlename":"Burl","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Duplin County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"duplin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"duplin","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Duplin County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"duplin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"duplin","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"duplin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Duplin County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"duplin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"duplin","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Duplin County since 1974.","terms":[],"token":"ea04519bb07eab60"}