{"biography":"> **Editorial note \u2014 lost March 2026 primary.** Forsythe placed 3rd of 4 Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for NC Senate District 1, receiving 3,160 votes (15.8%) to winner Jerry Tillett's 7,543 votes (37.8%); Forsythe will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [4].\n\nDavid Michael Forsythe is a Republican candidate for North Carolina Senate, District 1 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows David Michael Forsythe filing as a REP candidate on December 11, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Michael Forsythe is a registered voter in Gates County, North Carolina, registered since 2012 (14 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists David Michael Forsythe's year of birth as 1961 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2020, 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 David Michael Forsythe 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 Official Precinct-Level Results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 NC Senate District 1 Republican primary, accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_001","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Michael Forsythe","lastname":"Forsythe","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_001","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_001","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Gates County since 2012.","terms":[],"token":"efb97f3ecc8ef5fb"}