{"biography":"Robert Earl Cordell SR was a Democratic candidate for the Nash County Board of Commissioners District 02 in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Robert Earl Cordell SR received 98 votes, finishing behind Quentin T. Sumner's 672 votes; Deborah Joyner Battle: 513 votes [1]. Quentin T. Sumner advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Robert Earl Cordell SR does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Earl Cordell SR is a registered voter in Nash County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Robert Earl Cordell SR's year of birth as 1950; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 18 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Robert Earl Cordell SR 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/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Earl Cordell SR","lastname":"Cordell","middlename":"Earl","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"nash","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"SR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Nash County since 2014.","terms":[],"token":"4c855076b6def18b"}