{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMarie Lynn Helms won one of three Republican nominations for the Davie County Board of Education in the March 3, 2026 primary, placing second among five candidates with 2,915 votes, behind Joe Caudle (3,327). No Democratic candidates filed for the three seats, so Helms will appear unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Marie Lynn Helms is a registered voter in Davie County, North Carolina, registered since 2007 (19 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Marie Lynn Helms'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 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 9 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Marie Lynn Helms can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Davie County Board Of Education"},{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Davie County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marie","fullname":"Marie Lynn Helms","lastname":"Helms","middlename":"Lynn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Davie County Board Of Education","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"davie","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Davie County Board Of Education","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davie","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"davie","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Davie County Board Of Education","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davie","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":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Davie County since 2007.","terms":[],"token":"f96505d9798599c5"}