{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Bell is the Republican Party nominee for Hardeman County Commission, District 5, Position 2, running against Democratic nominee Shara Gatlin in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Office history\nDavid Bell currently serves as Hardeman County Commissioner for District 5, 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_5_seat_b","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 5, Position 2"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Weakley","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David R. Bell","lastname":"Bell","middlename":"R.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5, Position 2","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 5, Position 2","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5_seat_b","office_title":"County Commissioner District 5, Position 2","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Weakley","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 Commissioner District 6","county":"Weakley","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 Commissioner District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Hardeman County Commissioner for District 5, Position 2, seeking re-election as a Republican in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"PVcBK7gGjr"}