{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nNorman Smith is the incumbent Cocke County commissioner for District 3, Post 1, and appears on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot as an independent candidate with no other named opponent (only a write-in line) for the seat [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nSmith represents District 3 on the Cocke County Legislative Body (county commission) [2]. He previously served as chairman of the county commission; according to WATE reporting he stepped down from the chairmanship while remaining a District 3 commissioner [3].\n\n## Further candidate material (not accessible for this profile)\n- [Cocke County, TN commissioner resigns, chairman steps down - WATE](https://www.wate.com/news/cocke-county-news/cocke-county-commissioner-resigns-chairman-steps-down/) (full article could not be retrieved; content summarized from search results only)\n\n## Sources\n[1] [August 6, 2026 Cocke County General Election Official Sample Ballot](https://cockecountyelections.org/s/2026-AUGUST-COCKE-COUNTY-GENERAL-SAMPLE-BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Legislative Body - Cocke County, Tennessee](https://www.cockecountytn.gov/county-legislative-body) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Cocke County, TN commissioner resigns, chairman steps down - WATE](https://www.wate.com/news/cocke-county-news/cocke-county-commissioner-resigns-chairman-steps-down/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Cocke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3, Post 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"NORMAN","fullname":"NORMAN SMITH","lastname":"SMITH","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Post 1","county":"Cocke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Post 1","county":"Cocke","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Post 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Cocke County commissioner for District 3, Post 1, and a former county commission chairman; unopposed for re-election on the Aug. 6, 2026 ballot.","terms":[],"token":"0kFXX2NG6J"}