{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHenry J. Ward III, of Millington, Tennessee, is an independent candidate for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, one of six independent candidates certified for the district's November 2026 general-election ballot alongside Adam D. Austill, Wendell \"Wells\" Blankenship, Antonio Futch, Pamela Jeanine \"P.\" Moses, and Horace Taylor [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidates for United States House of Representatives - Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos-prod.tnsosgovfiles.com/s3fs-public/document/USHouseCandidates_2026.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [Who's running where? Tennessee posts candidate list for redrawn congressional districts - WSMV](https://www.wsmv.com/2026/05/17/whos-running-where-tennessee-posts-candidate-list-redrawn-congressional-districts/) - accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"US House District 8"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Henry J.","fullname":"Henry J. Ward III","lastname":"Ward","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_8","contest_title":"US House District 8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"I","primary":{"contest":"us_house_8","contest_title":"US House District 8","county":"Benton","county_count":23,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":null,"party":"I","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house_8","office_title":"US House District 8","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Independent candidate Henry J. Ward III of Millington, TN, is running for U.S. House District 8 in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"ifrrQuXW8e"}