{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert Jason Crumpton is a Republican candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 34, Seat 1, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, per the NC State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list; the district covers Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, and Yadkin counties [2].\n\n## Background and education\nCrumpton earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore his 2014 election to the bench, Crumpton practiced law as a partner at Crumpton & Johnson, Attorneys at Law [1].\n\n## Office history\nCrumpton was elected judge of North Carolina's 23rd Judicial District (the pre-2018 numbering for the district now known as District 34) on November 4, 2014, winning the general election with 51.2% of the vote after placing first in a five-candidate primary with 27.0% [1]. That term expired December 31, 2018. In July 2014, the North Carolina Bar Association's judicial performance evaluation survey rated him above 4.0 out of 5 on integrity, legal ability, professionalism, communication, and administrative skills [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Robert Crumpton - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Crumpton)\n[2] [North Carolina 2026 Candidate Listing (NCSBE)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Jason Crumpton","lastname":"Crumpton","middlename":"Jason","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Robert Jason Crumpton is a former North Carolina district judge with a background in law and Republican affiliation.","terms":[],"token":"74b4c4c4104ad895"}