{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCory L. Bufford is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 3, Position 2, and is running unopposed for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nCory L. Bufford currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 3, Position 2 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3, Position 2"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cory","fullname":"Cory L. Bufford","lastname":"Bufford","middlename":"L.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Position 2","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Position 2","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3_seat_b","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3, Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardeman County Commissioner for District 3, Position 2, running unopposed for re-election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"L6XIxQMfIA"}