{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDarrell Ray Williams is a Republican incumbent commissioner for District 3 of the Grainger County Commission, which elects three members, and is seeking re-election on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot.[1][2] He led the District 3 field in the May 2026 Republican primary with 367 votes.[1]\n\n## Office history\nWilliams was re-elected to the District 3 commission seat in the 2022 election cycle.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Grainger Road Superintendent fends off primary challenge - Citizen Tribune](https://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/grainger-road-superintendent-fends-off-primary-challenge/article_67d994fe-3821-4eb5-854b-adb7492c245a.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [County Commission - Grainger County Tennessee](https://www.graingercountytn.com/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Two longtime commissioners lose bid for reelection - Grainger Today](https://www.graingertoday.com/news/two-longtime-commissioners-lose-bid-for-reelection/article_12a2f79a-1848-11ed-b5a5-fb339b1cb63a.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Darrell","fullname":"Darrell Ray Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Ray","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commission District 3","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_3","contest_title":"County Commission District 3","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_3","office_title":"County Commission District 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican incumbent seeking re-election to Grainger County Commission District 3; led the district's 2026 primary field.","terms":[],"token":"aLAiQPO6nx"}