{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEddie Wayne Barton II \u2014 known publicly as Sheriff Wayne Barton \u2014 is the incumbent Campbell County, Tennessee Sheriff, first elected in 2022 [1]. He filed a Republican petition to run for re-election on Feb. 12, 2026, and won the May 2026 Republican primary over challenger Darryl Chapman in the county's first primary election in 30 years [2][3]. No Democratic candidate qualified for the sheriff's race, positioning Barton to win the Aug. 6, 2026 general election [3].\n\n## Career\nSince taking office in 2022, Barton has restored inmate programs including jail ministry and GED classes, and says his office has secured more than $13.8 million in state and federal grants, initiatives and contracts [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sheriff, Campbell County, Tennessee government](https://campbellcountytn.gov/elected-officials/sheriff/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Barton officially running for re-election as county sheriff, The Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/barton-officially-running-for-re-election-as-county-sheriff/article_a23e5748-c434-5b81-927e-7e691e8640f4.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n[3] [Barton, Honeycutt, Partin win in May primary, see full results below, WLAF](https://1450wlaf.com/campbell-county-will-elect-its-next-sheriff-today-polls-open-at-9am/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-06\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Eddie","fullname":"Eddie Wayne Barton II","lastname":"Barton","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"sheriff","contest_title":"Sheriff","county":"Campbell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Incumbent Campbell County Sheriff since 2022; won the May 2026 Republican primary and is unopposed heading into the Aug. 6, 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"iOoc8sAlkI"}