{"biography":"**Status update.** Clarence Wilson Goins Jr. lost the Republican primary for NC House District 43 to incumbent Diane Wheatley, 1,632 votes to 2,397 votes (40.5% to 59.5%) (Cumberland County, March 3, 2026); Wheatley advances to the November 3, 2026 general election against Democrat Janene Ackles [3]. Goins will not appear on the November ballot.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Clarence Wilson Goins JR is a registered voter in Cumberland County, North Carolina, registered since 1999 (27 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Clarence Wilson Goins JR's year of birth as 1979; 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 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 https://dl.ncsbe.gov/\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Clarence","fullname":"Clarence Wilson Goins JR","lastname":"Goins","middlename":"Wilson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043","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_043","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 043","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":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Cumberland County since 1999.","terms":[],"token":"f7dfa47e2d7063db"}