{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Daisy Melendez Haywood ran as a Republican candidate for the Onslow County Board of Education (a vote-for-3 seat) in the March 3, 2026 primary and did not advance**, placing 6th of 6 candidates with 3,158 votes; the top three \u2014 Angie Todd (5,138), Bill Lanier (4,502), and Doug Davis (3,668) \u2014 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election. Haywood will not appear on the November ballot for this race, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Daisy Melendez Haywood is a registered voter in Onslow County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Daisy Melendez Haywood's year of birth as 1966; 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 11 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 Daisy Melendez Haywood 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/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] 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","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Onslow County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Daisy","fullname":"Daisy Melendez Haywood","lastname":"Haywood","middlename":"Melendez","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Onslow County Board Of Education","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"onslow","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"onslow","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Onslow County Board Of Education","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"onslow","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 Onslow County since 1988.","terms":[],"token":"fffb1d582f24def7"}