{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoanie Spangler is the incumbent Marion County Clerk and the Democratic candidate for re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, where she faces Republican Corey Blevins [1][2]. She was the only candidate on the May 5, 2026 Democratic primary ballot for County Clerk [3].\n\n## Office history\nSpangler currently serves as the Marion County Clerk, with the clerk's office located at the county courthouse in Jasper [4][5].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [DECISION 2026: What's on the ballot in Marion County? (local3news.com)](https://www.local3news.com/local-news/decision/decision-2026-what-s-on-the-ballot-in-marion-county/article_55cd08e3-a2d9-4e9a-b93c-a85660ea2f05.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Marion County Voters Preparing for August General Election (svalleynow.com)](https://svalleynow.com/2026/05/31/marion-county-voters-preparing-for-august-general-election/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Official Ballot for Marion County Primary Election, May 5, 2026 (marionvotes.com)](https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Marion-2026P-Newspaper.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Joanie Spangler, County Clerk (UT CTAS)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/joanie-spangler) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[5] [Office Holders (marioncountytn.net)](https://marioncountytn.net/office-holders) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joanie","fullname":"Joanie Spangler","lastname":"Spangler","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_clerk","contest_title":"County Clerk","county":"Marion","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_clerk","office_title":"County Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Marion County Clerk; Democratic candidate for re-election in the 2026 county general election.","terms":[],"token":"87HatvbfgK"}