{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRandall Lee Ackley II (Randy Ackley) ran as a Republican candidate for Johnston County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary. He was defeated by Steve Bizzell, 13,676 votes (75.3%) to 4,476 votes (24.7%). Ackley will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Randall Lee Ackley II is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Randall Lee Ackley II's year of birth as 1980; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Randall Lee Ackley II 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](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Johnston County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Randall","fullname":"Randall Lee Ackley II","lastname":"Ackley","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Johnston County Sheriff","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"johnston","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"johnston","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Johnston County Sheriff","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"johnston","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 2002.","terms":[],"token":"af9065e0a58d564a"}