{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGary D. Deaton is an incumbent Madison County Commissioner and the Republican nominee for County Commission District 4 (Position 3) in the August 6, 2026 election.[1][2]\n\n## Office history\nDeaton was first elected to the Madison County Commission in 1996 and has represented District 4 for more than two decades.[3][4] He has served as chairman of the Madison County Commission.[3]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Madison County August 6, 2026 petition candidate list \u2014 Madison County Election Commission](https://madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17463/Petition-Candidate-List-August-2026) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [District Four \u2014 Madison County, TN official website](https://www.madisoncountytn.gov/161/District-Four) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Gary Deaton re-elected as chairman of Madison County Commission \u2014 WNWS Radio](https://wnws.com/gary-deaton-re-elected-as-chairman-of-madison-county-commission/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[4] [Gary Deaton biography \u2014 Vote Smart](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/96634/gary-deaton) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 4, Position 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gary","fullname":"Gary D. Deaton","lastname":"Deaton","middlename":"D.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4, Position 3","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 4, Position 3","county":"Madison","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_4_seat_c","office_title":"County Commissioner District 4, Position 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Long-serving Madison County Commissioner for District 4, first elected in 1996, and a former commission chairman seeking re-election.","terms":[],"token":"uKxjjRwcZp"}