{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCarl Robert Eggers Sr. is running as an independent candidate for Jefferson County Mayor in the August 6, 2026 county general election, against Republican nominee Randy L. Bales.[1][2]\n\n## Background and education\nEggers lives in Talbott, in Jefferson County.[3]\n\n## Office history\nEggers has previously sought elected office, running as an independent candidate for the Tennessee House of Representatives, District 11.[3][4]\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Sample Ballot, Jefferson County TN, August 6, 2026](https://jeffersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JCTN_August-6-2026-Sample-Ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Five decades, four leaders (The Standard Banner)](https://www.standardbanner.com/articles/top-story/five-decades-four-leaders/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Carl R. Eggers, Sr. candidate profile (Vote-USA)](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=TN&Id=TNEggersCarlRSr) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23\n[4] [Carl Eggers Sr. (Ballotpedia)](https://ballotpedia.org/Carl_Eggers_Sr.) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","county":"Jefferson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"CARL","fullname":"CARL ROBERT EGGERS SR","lastname":"SR","middlename":"ROBERT EGGERS","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Jefferson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_mayor","contest_title":"County Mayor","county":"Jefferson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_mayor","office_title":"County Mayor","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Independent candidate for Jefferson County Mayor against Republican Randy Bales; a Talbott resident who has previously run for the Tennessee House.","terms":[],"token":"vzrY5pfXh5"}