{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRobert \"Spider\" Thompson is the Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 89 (Catawba and Iredell counties) in the 2026 general election on November 3, 2026 [1][2]. The Democratic primary scheduled for March 3, 2026 was not needed, and Thompson advanced directly to the November ballot [2].\n\nThompson faces incumbent Republican Representative Mitchell Setzer, who won his party's nomination over Lisa Koperski with 86.2% of the vote in the Republican primary [1].\n\nBallotpedia's profile for Thompson does not provide additional biographical details such as education, professional background, or prior public service [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Robert Thompson (North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Robert_Thompson_(North_Carolina))\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Listing (NC House District 089, Catawba/Iredell counties) \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_089","county":"alexander","county_count":5,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 089"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Lloyd Thompson","lastname":"Thompson","middlename":"Lloyd","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_089","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 089","county":"alexander","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_089","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 089","county":"alexander","county_count":5,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Robert Thompson is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House District\u202f89 in the 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"e05f8bc81017b3ef"}