{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nLeo Shalhoup is the Republican nominee for Hamblen County Commission District 12 on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot, opposed by Democrat Bryant Frankford [1]. Shalhoup won the Republican primary on May 5, 2026, defeating incumbent commissioner Bobby Haun -- who was then serving as chairman of the Hamblen County Commission -- by 330 votes to 307 [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Election 2026: Things You Need to Know - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/election-2026-things-you-need-to-know/article_ba462df5-06e6-4d24-a33e-ca1793b8bbcb.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [RESULTS: Hamblen County, TN May 2026 primary election results - WATE](https://www.wate.com/news/hamblen-county-news/may-2026-hamblen-county-primary-election-results/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 12"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"LEO","fullname":"LEO SHALHOUP","lastname":"SHALHOUP","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 12","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_12","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 12","county":"Hamblen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_12","office_title":"County Commissioner District 12","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee for Hamblen County Commission District 12; unseated sitting commission chairman Bobby Haun in the May 2026 GOP primary, 330-307.","terms":[],"token":"RHnJvLNQyP"}