{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Walter Muriel Hester JR is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Walter Muriel Hester JR's year of birth as 1971; 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 5 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 Walter Muriel Hester JR 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":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Walter","fullname":"Walter Muriel Hester JR","lastname":"Hester","middlename":"Muriel","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"bladen","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Bladen County since 1990.","terms":[],"token":"f39186c4fe6495ea"}