{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohnny \"JB\" Blankenship is the Republican candidate for Circuit Court Clerk of Carter County, Tennessee, in the August 6, 2026 general election. He currently serves as the county's Circuit Court Clerk, per Carter County's own directory of elected officials [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] Carter County, Tennessee government website, Circuit Court Clerk page: https://www.cartercountytn.gov/government/elected_officials/circuit_court_clerk.php","campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"JOHNNY","fullname":"JOHNNY \"JB\" BLANKENSHIP","lastname":"BLANKENSHIP","middlename":"\"JB\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"circuit_court_clerk","contest_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","county":"Carter","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"circuit_court_clerk","office_title":"Circuit Court Clerk","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"mIzUTjMEE3"}