{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Bobby Vann","chatgptsummary":"Bobby Vann's biography shows four terms as incumbent Circuit Court Clerk for Campbell County, demonstrating direct experience with court records, docket management, and financial controls required by the role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in jury management or supervision of a multi-county staff.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBobby W. Vann is the incumbent Circuit Court Clerk of Campbell County, Tennessee, serving Tennessee's 8th Judicial District (Campbell, Fentress, Scott, and Union counties) [1][4]. Vann ran unopposed in the May 2026 Republican primary, receiving 3,575 votes, and is unopposed on the August 6, 2026 county general election ballot [2][3].\n\n## Office history\nVann was sworn in for his fourth term as Circuit Court Clerk in August 2022, in a ceremony administered by 8th Judicial District Circuit Court Judge John McAfee [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Bobby Vann - Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts](https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/state-court-clerks/clerks/bobby-vann)\n[2] [Lynch, Jeffries running for Campbell County mayor in August - Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/lynch-jeffries-running-for-campbell-county-mayor-in-august/article_d5581405-b02e-505b-b2b7-cced0b03b010.html) (Feb 25, 2026, updated May 4, 2026)\n[3] [Partin wins Republican nomination to be next county clerk - Mountain Press](https://www.themountainpress.com/lafollette/news/partin-wins-republican-nomination-to-be-next-county-clerk/article_51b04839-2563-5a8d-9608-331e799e0109.html) (May 6, 2026)\n[4] [Vann sworn in for fourth term - WLAF](https://1450wlaf.com/vann-sworn-in-for-fourth-term/) (Aug 31, 2022)\n","firstname":"Bobby","lastname":"Vann","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"CD4Pdf6h6D"},"token":"bobby_vann"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"circuit_court_clerk","o.office":null,"office":"circuit_court_clerk","officedescription":"The circuit court clerk keeps the records of the circuit court \u2014 and often the criminal and general-sessions courts \u2014 managing case files, collecting court costs and fines, and handling jury administration under the court's deadlines.","officequalities":"- Maintains records of the Circuit Court (general civil and criminal trial court); in many counties also responsible for jury management.\n- Records management in conformity with the Tennessee Rules of Civil/Criminal Procedure and the orders of the assigned judges.\n- Working knowledge of the court's docket, fee schedule, and pleading requirements.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, restitution, bonds, and trust funds \u2014 with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Circuit Court Clerk","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-03","title":"Campbell County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.campbellelections.com/_files/ugd/953d91_eff903831c9d4315aed1730ccecaf83e.pdf"},"title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}