{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDonnie Adams is the Republican nominee for Sevier County Road Superintendent, having won the May 5, 2026 primary; with no Democratic or independent candidates filed, he is unopposed in the August 6, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Career\nAdams has worked for the Sevier County Highway Department since 2003 and was promoted to Assistant Road Superintendent in 2022 [1]. He became interim Road Superintendent on September 1, 2025, following the prior superintendent's departure [1].\n\n## Office history\nThe Sevier County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to appoint Adams Road Superintendent on December 15, 2025, following a nomination and review process under Tennessee Code Annotated SS 5-5-111 and 54-7-104 [1]. He went on to win the May 5, 2026 Republican primary for a full term, defeating Tracie Widner, a Tennessee Department of Transportation project manager, 6,536 votes to 6,009 [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Sevier County government, \"County Commission Appoints Donnie Adams as Road Superintendent,\" https://www.seviercountytn.gov/news_detail_T2_R183.php\n[2] The Mountain Press, \"Adams wins primary Sevier County Road Superintendent,\" https://www.themountainpress.com/news/adams-wins-primary-sevier-county-road-superintendent/article_96586012-0229-5321-a99e-76786d7fbc0d.html","campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","county":"Sevier","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Road Superintendent"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Donnie","fullname":"Donnie Adams","lastname":"Adams","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"road_superintendent","contest_title":"Road Superintendent","county":"Sevier","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":"Sevier","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":"gpo3gkoe60"}