{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDave Rhea is a Republican candidate for Fayette County Commissioner, District 2, Position 1, in Tennessee [1]. He won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary unopposed, receiving 96 of 97 votes cast (98.97%) [2]. He advances to the August 6, 2026 Fayette County general election, where he will face Democratic primary winner Marandy Wilkerson, who won her primary unopposed with all 64 votes cast [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists) - accessed 2026-07-06\n[2] [Fayette County Election Commission, 2026 Primary Election Summary Report](https://fayettetn.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/26-5-5-Primary-Totals.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-06","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 2 Position 1"},{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2_position_1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Dave","fullname":"Dave Rhea","lastname":"Rhea","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2 Position 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_2","contest_title":"County Commission District 2 Position 1","county":"Fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2","office_title":"County Commission District 2 Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]},{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2_position_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"county_commission_district_2_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":"fayette","cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"county_commissioner_district_2_position_1","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1","county":"fayette","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-05-05","office_county":"fayette","office_key":"county_commission_district_2_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_2_position_1","office_title":"County Commissioner District 2 Position 1","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican candidate for Fayette County Commissioner District 2 Position 1; won the May 5, 2026 primary unopposed, faces Democrat Marandy Wilkerson in the August general.","terms":[],"token":"l5yHiDa0gE"}