{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDanny W. Williams is the Republican nominee for Dickson County Mayor on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot [1]. The seat is open: incumbent Mayor Bob Rial, in the post since 2010, chose not to seek re-election [1]. In the May 5, 2026 Republican primary, Williams won with 3,159 votes (70.86%), defeating Stacey Batey, who received 1,259 votes (28.24%) [1]. In the August general election he faces independent candidates [1].\n\nAt a Dickson County Chamber of Commerce mayoral forum, Williams emphasized his executive-branch experience, saying, \"I have the experience to be able to manage,\" and described himself as the strongest candidate for the position [2].\n\n## Career\n\nWilliams is a Dickson County native and a former mayor of White Bluff, experience he frames as roughly eight years in an executive role [2]. He owns a construction company and has served on planning and zoning boards [2].\n\n## Office history\n\nAfter suspending his own independent campaign for mayor on May 30, 2026, Commissioner Ray Ledger urged his supporters to vote for Williams in the general election [3].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Unofficial May 5 Primary results, Aug. 6 County General candidates set - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/dicksonpost/may-5-primary-results-aug-6-county-general-candidates-determined/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Dickson County Chamber of Commerce holds county mayoral candidate forum - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/dicksonpost/dickson-county-chamber-of-commerce-holds-county-mayoral-candidate-forum/) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Ray Ledger, Jr. suspends campaign for Dickson County mayor - Main Street Media of Tennessee](https://mainstreetmediatn.com/articles/dicksonpost/ray-ledger-jr-suspends-campaign-for-dickson-county-mayor/) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Dickson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Danny","fullname":"Danny W Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"W","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Dickson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Dickson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican nominee for Dickson County Mayor; Dickson County native, former White Bluff mayor and construction company owner who won the May 2026 GOP primary.","terms":[],"token":"kex5psWlpp"}