{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBilly W. Dyer (listed by the county as Bill Dyer) is the incumbent Lewis County Commissioner for District 8 and appears on the county's official Board of Commissioners roster [1]. He is running for re-election as an Independent on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, where his opponent is Republican nominee Larry Wayne Harper [2].\n\n## Office history\nDyer, identified in county records as Billy Wayne Dyer, ran uncontested for his District 8 commission seat in 2022 [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [County Commission - Lewis County Government](https://www.lewiscountytn.com/county-commission) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Tiller Takes Sheriff's Race; Skelton Unseats Keltner in Election Night Shakeup - Lewis County Herald](https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2026/05/07/news/tiller-takes-sheriffs-race-skelton-unseats-keltner-in-election-night-shakeup/12153.html) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [2022 Candidate List - Lewis County Herald](https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2022/04/21/news/2022-candidate-list/4290.html) - accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commission District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Billy","fullname":"Billy W. Dyer","lastname":"Dyer","middlename":"W.","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_8","contest_title":"County Commission District 8","county":"Lewis","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"I","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_8","office_title":"County Commission District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Incumbent Lewis County Commissioner for District 8, running for re-election as an Independent. He ran unopposed for the seat in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"ysQXiPUKjB"}