{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"John Robinson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Derak Robinson is the incumbent Clerk of Superior Court for Yancey County, North Carolina [1], and filed as the Republican candidate for the office in the 2026 general election on November 3, 2026, per North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records [2].\n\n## Office history\nRobinson filed for Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2022 election cycle, facing fellow Republican Marie Anglin in the May 17, 2022 primary; he appears as the Republican nominee on the November 8, 2022 general-election filing against Democrat Johnny Riddle, according to North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Staff Directory \u2022 John Robinson](https://yanceycountync.gov/directory.aspx?EID=44) \u2014 Yancey County, NC\n- [2] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing, Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n- [3] NC State Board of Elections, 2022 Candidate Filing, Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court (`Candidate_Listing_2022.csv`) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","firstname":"John","lastname":"Robinson","middlename":"Derak","suffix":null,"token":"6335fb03cf911faa"},"token":"chEocXBNbUr1P7FB"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Yancey County Clerk Of Superior Court"}