{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRobert Jerol Kivett was a Republican candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 22, which covers Bladen and Sampson counties. He lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary to Wellie Jackson, 2,109 votes (22.8%) to 7,155 votes (77.2%), and will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\n\nKivett is a lifelong Sampson County resident and graduate of Clinton High School in Clinton, NC [3].\n\n## Career\n\nHe is president and CEO of Kivett's Inc., a furniture business bearing his family name. He also served two terms on the Sampson County Board of Commissioners, holding the District 2 seat since 2016. He previously served as chairman of the Board, and under his leadership the county provided law enforcement more than $3.52 million in pay raises - the largest such increase in Sampson County history [3].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Filing list, [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n- [2] NC State Board of Elections 2026 primary precinct-level results file, [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n- [3] [Jerol Kivett Files for North Carolina House District 22 - Sampson Weekly](https://thesampsonweekly.com/f/jerol-kivett-files-for-north-carolina-house-district-22?blogcategory=Local+News)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_022","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Jerol Kivett","lastname":"Kivett","middlename":"Jerol","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_022","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022","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_022","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 022","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"4914a4944ca81d45"}