{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAlice Wardrep is the Democratic candidate for the Blount County Commission's District 9, Seat A, in the August 6, 2026 general election. She faces Republican David Corwin, who defeated incumbent Ronald W. French in the May 5 Republican primary [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nWardrep previously ran for a Blount County Commission District 9 seat in 2022, losing to Republican incumbent Steve Mikels in the August 2022 general election by a 741\u2013250 vote margin [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Blount County primary fields are set](https://www.thedailytimes.com/news/blount-county-primary-fields-are-set/article_c928c6a7-a486-43e4-823e-3028b38b0891.html) (The Daily Times) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[2] [August 6, 2026 Official Ballot for Blount County](https://www.blounttn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/30077/August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot-PDF) (Blount County Election Commission) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09\n[3] [Blount County General Election Results](https://fetchyournews.com/featured-stories/blount-county-general-election-results/) (FetchYourNews, 2022 results) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-09","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 9, Seat A"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Alice","fullname":"Alice Wardrep","lastname":"Wardrep","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_9","contest_title":"County Commission District 9, Seat A","county":"Blount","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_9","office_title":"County Commission District 9, Seat A","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic candidate for Blount County Commission District 9 in the 2026 general election; previously ran for the seat in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"V2wuTgKcfR"}