{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nShannon Burchett is the incumbent Carter County highway superintendent (listed on ballotproject.org as Road Superintendent), seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election[1]. He previously ran for the same office in 2023[2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Johnson City Press, \"Shannon Burchett announces candidacy for re-election as Carter County highway superintendent,\" December 15, 2025, via Google News: https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizwFBVV95cUxOU1I4OHh1SzlJMTExWlp0ZDA3NnpwWXlLN2tjRFVlZTN2cEEtWWhxTGVsbW1hakI3U1d4RlpzM0o4ZkhZTDBHOVNEY2pzdGVRbzFKVHptZU5aMVUwOU15YUhGdXZtVzZRNEh1T2lyQmx1WW1BQy1RUjlOUlVvUFFhaDhmNjlGZkN4NXp6Y0ZXTEI0eEVVR1hwdkN6Y0Y0OGhITzdWNllfUWdEa2o4VkZxaF9SNGxCZk1UYV9pajBiZUhtTWhMcUt4VXZwV09MQ28?oc=5\n[2] Elizabethton Star, \"Shannon Burchett announces candidacy for Carter County Road Superintendent,\" September 28, 2023.\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Road Superintendent"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"SHANNON","fullname":"SHANNON BURCHETT","lastname":"BURCHETT","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"road_superintendent","office_title":"Road Superintendent","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"TOMCrJot1V"}