{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Eunice Minter Gudger","chatgptsummary":"Gudger's biography shows current service as Hardeman County Circuit Court Clerk since 2023, demonstrating direct experience with court records, docket management, and statutory deadlines required for this role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior financial auditing experience or large-scale staff supervision experience.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEunice Minter Gudger is the incumbent Hardeman County Circuit Court Clerk and the Democratic Party nominee for re-election in the August 6, 2026 county general election, facing Republican nominee Jennifer Burkeen [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nGudger serves as Circuit Court Clerk for Hardeman County, with an office at 505 S. Main Street, Suite A, in Bolivar [3]. She was a candidate for the office in the 2022 Democratic primary before winning the seat [3][1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 Your Elected Officials](https://www.hardemanvotes.com/p/your-elected-officials.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[2] [Hardeman County Election Commission \u2014 August 6, 2026 Official Sample Ballot](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH/view) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22\n[3] [Eunice Gudger \u2014 Circuit Court Clerk (UT CTAS)](https://www.ctas.tennessee.edu/official/eunice-gudger) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","firstname":"Eunice","lastname":"Gudger","middlename":"Minter","suffix":null,"token":"bwrpAMHQrn"},"token":"eunice_minter_gudger"},{"candidatename":"Jennifer Burkeen","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Jennifer","lastname":"Burkeen","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"T230Az9YnX"},"token":"jennifer_burkeen"}],"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":"primary","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"hardeman County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH"},"title":"Circuit Court Clerk"}