{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nHillary Capes-Gwinn, of White Bluff, is a Democratic candidate for Tennessee House of Representatives District 78, which covers Cheatham County and part of Dickson County [1]. She filed the required signatures (2 of 2) by the March 10, 2026 qualifying deadline, and the Tennessee Secretary of State's office listed her signatures as approved in the March 24, 2026 candidate list [1]. The Democratic primary is scheduled for August 6, 2026, with the general election on November 3, 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for Tennessee House of Representatives](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/TNHouse_2026.pdf) \u2014 District 78, p.19, accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_078","county":"Cheatham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 78"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Hillary","fullname":"Hillary Capes-Gwinn","lastname":"Capes-Gwinn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_078","contest_title":"TN House District 78","county":"Cheatham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_078","office_title":"State Representative District 78","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"D","primary":{"contest":"state_house_078","contest_title":"TN House District 78","county":"Cheatham","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_078","office_title":"State Representative District 78","party":"D","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_078","office_title":"State Representative District 78","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Hillary Capes-Gwinn is listed as a candidate for the Tennessee House District 78 Democratic Primary in the 2026 election cycle.","terms":[],"token":"ZFvHrP0wng"}