{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Kenny Deaton filed as the Republican candidate for Montgomery County Clerk of Superior Court and faced no primary opponent. He will appear unopposed on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, John Kenny Deaton is a registered voter in Montgomery County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows John Kenny Deaton's year of birth as 1972; 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 12 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 John Kenny Deaton can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \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":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Montgomery County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Kenny Deaton","lastname":"Deaton","middlename":"Kenny","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Montgomery County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"montgomery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Montgomery County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Montgomery County since 1992.","terms":[],"token":"f8cb8a9556a45a9e"}