{"county":"tipton","description":null,"district":"6","districtgroup":"county_commission","id":648,"key":"county_commission_district_6_position_1","lastchangeby":null,"name":"James \"Jimbo\" Adkins","next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":null,"quantity":null,"source":"{\"url\": \"https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptontn/document_center/ec_ELECTED_APPOINTED_OFFICIALS.pdf\", \"title\": \"Tipton County, TN \u2014 Elected and Appointed Officials\", \"retrieved_at\": \"2026-06-05\"}","state":"TN","term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01","term_years":4,"terms":[{"current":1,"description":null,"electiondate":null,"name":"James \"Jimbo\" Adkins","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Jimbo\" Adkins is the Tipton County Commissioner for District 6 and serves as chairman of the county commission's Public Works Committee[1]. He was a candidate for reelection to that seat in 2026 and won the May 5, 2026 Republican primary over challenger Michelle Smith, 221 votes to 156 (57.70% to 40.73%), becoming the Republican nominee for the seat in the August 6, 2026 Tipton County general election[2][3].\n\n## Career\nAdkins previously won reelection to the District 6 seat in the 2022 Tipton County general election, when he and fellow incumbent Michelle Smith both defeated challenger Caleb Holt[4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Legislative Body \u2013 Tipton County](https://tiptonco.com/government/legislative_body/index.php)\n- [2] [Tipton County 2026 Primary Election Results](https://cms4files1.revize.com/tiptoncounty/files/election_results/s.htm)\n- [3] [Election Notice \u2013 August 6, 2026 Tipton County General Election](https://tiptonco.com/news_detail_T10_R36.php)\n- [4] [Here are the results from Tipton County's general election and state primary \u2013 Covington Leader](https://covingtonleader.com/election-2022/county-general-election-2022-results/)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Adkins","middlename":"\"Jimbo\"","token":"MYnItuzjy2"},"term_end":"2026-09-01","term_start":"2022-09-01"}],"title":"County Commissioner District 6 Position 1","type":null,"url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-06-05 21:37:19"}