{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nVernell Williams (Democrat) challenged incumbent Joe Towns Jr. in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 84 (Memphis area) on August 1, 2024. She lost to the long-serving incumbent.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Tennessee House of Representatives District 84 \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives_District_84)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_representative_district_84","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"tn","title":"State Representative District 84"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Vernell","fullname":"Vernell Williams","lastname":"Williams","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_representative_district_84","contest_title":"State Representative District 84","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_84","office_title":null,"party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"tn"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"Democratic","primary":{"contest":"state_representative_district_84","contest_title":"State Representative District 84","county":"shelby","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2024-08-01","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_84","office_title":null,"party":"Democratic","pgr":"primary","state":"tn"},"term":null,"year":2024}],"office_key":"state_house_84","office_title":"State Representative District 84","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"FaDxsw4t7x"}