{"biography":"Robert Frederik Van Brederode is a Republican candidate seeking election to the North Carolina State Senate representing District\u202f13 in the 2026 cycle [1]. The seat is currently held by Democrat Lisa Grafstein, who is also listed as the Democratic candidate for the same district [1]. The Republican primary that was scheduled for March\u202f3,\u202f2026, was canceled, and Van Brederode automatically advanced to the general election ballot as the Republican nominee [1]. Likewise, the Democratic primary was canceled, leaving incumbent Grafstein as the unopposed Democratic nominee [1]. The general election for State Senate District\u202f13 is set for November\u202f3,\u202f2026, where Van Brederode will contest the seat against Grafstein [1]. Van Brederode has not yet completed Ballotpedia\u2019s 2026 Candidate Connection survey, which is used to collect candidate statements and background information [1]. No campaign\u2011finance data are currently available for Van Brederode on OpenSecrets or within the Ballotpedia entry, indicating that financial disclosures have not been filed or posted yet [1]. Endorsements for Van Brederode have not been reported in the Ballotpedia profile, suggesting that no endorsements have been publicly recorded at this time [1]. The Ballotpedia page does not provide a campaign website, email address, or telephone number for Van Brederode, and no contact information is listed in the candidate\u2019s profile [1]. The page includes only generic placeholder images and a photograph of his opponent, Lisa Grafstein, but no portrait of Van Brederode himself [1]. The filing deadline for all 2026 North Carolina state legislative candidates, including those for the State Senate, was December\u202f19,\u202f2025, as noted in the broader election overview for the 2026 cycle [6].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Robert van Brederode](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_van_Brederode)\n- [6] [North Carolina State Senate elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_State_Senate_elections,_2026)\n- [15] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)\n- [16] [Results from 2026 Candidate Filing - Carolina Forward](https://carolinaforward.org/blog/results-from-2026-candidate-filing/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_013","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 13"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Frederik Van Brederode","lastname":"Van Brederode","middlename":"Frederik","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_013","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 13","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_013","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 13","county":"wake","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Robert Frederik Van Brederode is the Republican candidate for North Carolina State Senate District\u202f13 in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"a903cb2d1cb9060f"}