{"biography":"**Update: Kandy Keyser Hoyle lost the Republican primary for Rutherford County Clerk of Superior Court on March 3, 2026, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.[3]**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kandy Keyser Hoyle is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kandy Keyser Hoyle's year of birth as 1970; 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 8 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Kandy Keyser Hoyle can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\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 [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] Rutherford County Board of Elections, 2026 general election candidate roster (https://www.rutherfordcountync.gov/document_center/Board%20of%20Elections/cont_cand_rpt_3.pdf, filing closed 2026-07-17) \u2014 Kandy Keyser Hoyle does not appear among the November 3, 2026 candidates for Rutherford County Clerk of Superior Court; Steve H. Owens is the republican nominee who advanced instead.","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kandy","fullname":"Kandy Keyser Hoyle","lastname":"Hoyle","middlename":"Keyser","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"rutherford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Rutherford County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"rutherford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"rutherford","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Rutherford County since 1992.","terms":[],"token":"4be67128febcb2d5"}