{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nKaren Utley is the incumbent Crockett County Commissioner for District 8, Position 1, and appears on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot as an independent [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Crockett County Commission - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/county-commission) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Next Election Info - Crockett County Election Commission](https://www.crockettvote.com/next-election) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Crockett","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Karen","fullname":"Karen Utley","lastname":"Utley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 1","county":"Crockett","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 1","county":"Crockett","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commissioner District 8 Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Crockett County commissioner for District 8, running for re-election as an independent in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"L3hmHjPGlk"}