{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJack Lynch is the incumbent Campbell County, Tennessee Mayor, running as an Independent for re-election against Republican Jimmy Jeffries in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [1]. Lynch was elected mayor in 2022, defeating incumbent E.L. Morton 43.97% to 29.26%, with third candidate Robert L. Higginbotham taking 26.77% \u2014 the first change in the office since Morton was first elected in 2014 [2].\n\n## Background and education\nLynch is a lifetime resident of Campbell County and works as a farmer [3]. He is a graduate of Lincoln Memorial University and earned a master's degree from the University of Tennessee [2][3].\n\n## Career\nBefore becoming mayor, Lynch was a Campbell County Schools economics instructor, teaching most of his career at Campbell County High School, and also taught GED/adult-education classes to inmates at the Campbell County Jail for more than a decade [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Lynch, Jeffries running for Campbell County mayor in August, The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/lynch-jeffries-running-for-campbell-county-mayor-in-august/article_d5581405-b02e-505b-b2b7-cced0b03b010.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [New mayor elected in Campbell County, WATE](https://www.wate.com/news/campbell-county-news/new-mayor-elected-in-campbell-county/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [County Mayor, UT County Technical Assistance Service (CTAS)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/jack-lynch) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jack","fullname":"Jack Lynch","lastname":"Lynch","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Campbell County, Tennessee Mayor since 2022; Independent candidate for re-election against Republican Jimmy Jeffries in the Aug. 6, 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"KEbkMyrbUM"}