{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoseph G. Butler is the incumbent Carroll County Mayor, running as the Republican candidate for re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nButler has served as Carroll County Mayor, with his office based at the county courthouse complex in Huntingdon [1]. In 2023, he was selected for a class of Leadership Tennessee, a statewide leadership-development program [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Carroll County, Tennessee, official government website, accessed July 2026: https://www.carrollcountytn.gov/\n[2] The McKenzie Banner, \"Leadership Tennessee Names Mayor Joseph Butler to Class,\" July 18, 2023.","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Carroll","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph G. Butler","lastname":"Butler","middlename":"G.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Carroll","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Carroll","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"0X5vpXpV2X"}