{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Steve Hoyle Owens is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 1978 (48 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Steve Hoyle Owens's year of birth as 1958; 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 12 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 Steve Hoyle Owens 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/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Steve","fullname":"Steve Hoyle Owens","lastname":"Owens","middlename":"Hoyle","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rutherford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Rutherford County since 1978.","terms":[],"token":"f353c02b1c1e27f9"}