{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMike Holt is an incumbent commissioner for District 5 of the Grainger County Commission, which elects three members.[1] He is on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot as the district's Democratic candidate, in a race contested against three Republican nominees for the three District 5 seats.[2] He did not appear in the May 2026 Republican primary results, consistent with running as a Democrat.[3]\n\n## Office history\nHolt has served as chairman of the Grainger County Commission, elected to that role by his fellow commissioners.[2]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission - Grainger County Tennessee](https://www.graingercountytn.com/county-commission/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Holt, Noe elected County Commission chairman and chairman pro tempore - Grainger Today](https://www.graingertoday.com/news/holt-noe-elected-county-commission-chairman-and-chairman-pro-tempore/article_c0d64ae2-51c7-11ee-a931-03e983457374.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [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","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 4"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 5"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mike","fullname":"Mike Holt","lastname":"Holt","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4","county":"Lincoln","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4","office_title":"County Commissioner District 4","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_5","contest_title":"County Commission District 5","county":"Grainger","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_5","office_title":"County Commission District 5","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic incumbent seeking re-election to Grainger County Commission District 5; has served as commission chairman.","terms":[],"token":"i6FUHdTrVu"}