{"biography":"> **Status update.** Keith Davenport lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 6, placing third among four candidates with 6,569 votes; Cyril Jefferson won with 15,274 votes and advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nKeith Davenport is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 6th Congressional District in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Keith Davenport filing as a DEM candidate on December 3, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Keith Davenport is a registered voter in Davidson County, North Carolina, registered since 2016 (10 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Keith Davenport's year of birth as 1954 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 4 elections voted in since 2018, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Keith Davenport can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[4] 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 06 (DEM): Cyril Jefferson 15,274, Alysa Kassay 13,316, Keith Davenport 6,569, Beau Blair 3,848.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_006","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Keith","fullname":"Keith Davenport","lastname":"Davenport","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_006","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06","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_006","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 06","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 Davidson County since 2016.","terms":[],"token":"ff70a121786f0c4d"}