{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Write-in","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Write-in","lastname":"","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"Rta9LQL8aO"},"token":"write_in"},{"candidatename":"Benton Bartlett","chatgptsummary":"Benton Bartlett's biography shows relevant experience as Coffee County's incumbent Road Superintendent and Highway Chief Administrative Officer, directly addressing the office's demands for public-works management, budget administration, personnel oversight, and infrastructure prioritization. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior engineering certification or specific procurement training experience.","notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nBenton Bartlett is the incumbent Coffee County Road Superintendent and the Republican nominee for the office, appearing unopposed on the August 6, 2026 county general-election ballot [2][3].\n\n## Office history\nBartlett serves as Coffee County's Road Superintendent, the county's Highway Chief Administrative Officer [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Benton Bartlett \u2014 UT County Technical Assistance Service](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/benton-bartlett) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Coffee County Official Sample Ballot, August 6, 2026](https://coffeecountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6811/August-6-2026-Republican-Ballot) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Update: Who's Running for Political Office in Coffee County? \u2014 Thunder Radio](https://thunder1320.com/update-whos-running-for-political-office-in-coffee-county-2/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Benton","lastname":"Bartlett","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"1HlccbN3bf"},"token":"benton_bartlett"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"road_superintendent","o.office":null,"office":"road_superintendent","officedescription":"The road superintendent (highway superintendent or commissioner in some counties) runs the county highway department \u2014 building and maintaining county roads and bridges, managing crews and equipment, and administering the road budget. It is an operational public-works command.","officequalities":"- Public-works and infrastructure management: responsible for the county road and bridge network.\n- Budget and procurement: administering the highway budget and buying materials and equipment.\n- Personnel and equipment management: running road crews and a fleet.\n- Roadwork and engineering knowledge: overseeing construction and maintenance standards.\n- Prioritization across the county: allocating finite crews and funds across many roads.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Road Superintendent","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-19","title":"coffee County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.coffeecountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/6967/August-6-2026-General-Ballot"},"title":"Road Superintendent"}