{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGary Stovall is the incumbent for Maury County Commission District 3, running for re-election as an Independent on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot [2]. His district covers east Columbia [1]. He faces Republican Jennifer Garrard and Democrat Winston B. Harlan [2].\n\n## Office history\nStovall has represented District 3 on the Maury County Commission since 2010 [1], and was elected as an Independent candidate in 2022 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Gary Stovall \u2014 Maury County, TN](https://www.maurycounty-tn.gov/173/Gary-Stovall) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Candidates for office register with Maury County Election Commission \u2014 Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/mainstreetmaury/candidates-for-office-register-with-maury-county-election-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Maury","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gary","fullname":"Gary Stovall","lastname":"Stovall","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Maury","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","county":"Maury","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","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent incumbent representing east Columbia's District 3 on the Maury County Commission since 2010, running for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"9WMnnV3SL9"}