{"biography":"James Johnson is an independent candidate running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District [1]. He is listed on the ballot for the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1]. The primary elections for this district are set for August 6, 2026 [1]. Johnson is one of two independent candidates in the general election, alongside Micheal O'Leary [1]. As of the available records, Johnson has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, and campaign finance information from the Federal Election Commission is not yet available [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [James Johnson (Tennessee congressional candidate)](https://ballotpedia.org/James_Johnson_(Tennessee_congressional_candidate))","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_5","county":"Bedford","county_count":17,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James A.","fullname":"James A. Johnson","lastname":"Johnson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_5","contest_title":"US House District 5","county":"Bedford","county_count":17,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_5","contest_title":"US House District 5","county":"Bedford","county_count":17,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_5","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_5","office_title":"US House District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"James Johnson is an independent candidate running for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 in the November 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"CNxRvWTi2o"}