{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJack Atchley is an independent candidate for re-election to the Lincoln County Commission, District 3, on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot. District 3 is a single \"vote for three\" contest [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nAtchley won a Lincoln County Commission District 3 seat in the August 2022 county general election, receiving 461 votes in the district's vote-for-three field, and has served as a District 3 commissioner since [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [List of Candidates, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/LIST%20OF%20CANDIDATES%205-18-2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [General Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026 (Lincoln County Election Commission)](https://cms2.revize.com/revize/lincolncountynew/Documents/Election%20Commission/2026%20Election/GENERAL%20SAMPLE%20BALLOT.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Election 2022: Lincoln County's Unofficial Election Results - Elk Valley Times](https://www.elkvalleytimes.com/news/election-2022-lincoln-county-s-unofficial-election-results/article_cd1e0cc0-1444-11ed-9e7b-7786c8f1c885.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jack","fullname":"Jack Atchley","lastname":"Atchley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Lincoln","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":"Lincoln","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 Lincoln County commissioner for District 3, first elected in 2022 and running for re-election.","terms":[],"token":"EjBvFWgD1y"}