{"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","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Yancey County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Derak Robinson","lastname":"Robinson","middlename":"Derak","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Yancey County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"yancey","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"yancey","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Yancey County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"yancey","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"yancey","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":"John Derak Robinson, incumbent Yancey County Clerk of Superior Court, is the Republican candidate for the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"6335fb03cf911faa"}