{"biography":"> **Status update.** Kevin Roy Clark lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 8, placing second among three candidates, to Colby Watson, 14,167 votes to 18,272 (March 3, 2026); Watson advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kevin Roy Clark is a registered voter in Richmond County, North Carolina, registered since 2010 (16 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kevin Roy Clark's year of birth as 1954; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Kevin Roy Clark can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House of Representatives District 08 (DEM): Colby Watson 18,272, Kevin Clark 14,167, Jesse Oppenheim 5,693.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_008","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kevin","fullname":"Kevin Roy Clark","lastname":"Clark","middlename":"Roy","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_008","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_008","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 08","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Richmond County since 2010.","terms":[],"token":"ecd390bc0426b70e"}