{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles D. Von Cannon is a candidate for a District 3 seat on the Carter County Commission in the August 6, 2026 county general election, running as an independent [2]. Each of Carter County's commission districts elects three members [1].\n\n## Office history\nVon Cannon previously served as a District 3 county commissioner; he was reported as an incumbent District 3 commissioner facing challengers in the 2022 election cycle [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Commissioners \u2014 Carter County TN](https://www.cartercountytn.gov/government/commissioners.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Carter County Election Office (Aug 6, 2026 sample ballot) \u2014 Carter County TN](https://cartercountytn.gov/services/election_office.php) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Carter County Commission to have new look after Tuesday results \u2014 Elizabethton Star (2022)](https://www.elizabethton.com/2022/05/04/carter-county-commission-to-have-new-look-after-tuesday-results/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CHARLES","fullname":"CHARLES D. VON CANNON","lastname":"CANNON","middlename":"D. VON","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 3","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commissioner District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Former Carter County commissioner for District 3, running again in 2026 as an independent.","terms":[],"token":"Me0qVkCRdk"}