{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Jimbo\" Adkins is the Tipton County Commissioner for District 6 and serves as chairman of the county commission's Public Works Committee[1]. He was a candidate for reelection to that seat in 2026 and won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over challenger Michelle Smith, 221 votes to 156 (57.70% to 40.73%), becoming the Republican nominee for the seat in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election[2][3].\n\n## Career\nAdkins previously won reelection to the District 6 seat in the 2022 Tipton County general election, when he and fellow incumbent Michelle Smith both defeated challenger Caleb Holt[4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Legislative Body \u2013 Tipton County](https://tiptonco.com/government/legislative_body/index.php)\n- [2] [Tipton County 2026 Primary Election Results](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptoncounty/files/election_results/s.htm)\n- [3] [Election Notice \u2013 August 6, 2026 Tipton County General Election](https://tiptonco.com/news_detail_T10_R36.php)\n- [4] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 Covington Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Cannon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James \"Jimbo\" Adkins","lastname":"Adkins","middlename":"\"Jimbo\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Cannon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2","county":"Cannon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commission District 6","county":"Tipton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commission District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[],"county":"tipton","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":null,"primary":null,"term":{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"},"year":2022}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office_county":"tipton","office_key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","party":null,"state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}]}],"terms":[{"county":"tipton","electiondate":null,"office":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1"}],"token":"MYnItuzjy2"}