{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nQuintessa \"Quin\" Stewart is the Democratic Party nominee for Hardeman County School Board, District 1, Position 3, facing independent candidate Cecilia \"CC\" Hadley in the August 6, 2026 county general election [1].\n\n## Documented disputes and controversies\nStewart became the Democratic nominee after the Tennessee Democratic Party overturned the result of the District 1, Position 3 Democratic primary on May 30, 2026 [2]. Larry McKinnie had initially defeated Stewart by 68 votes, but the result was reversed after state officials found that an individual \"who is legally prohibited from assisting voters because of a prior conviction regarding voter fraud in Tennessee\" had assisted absentee-by-mail voters in this and another Hardeman County school board race, according to Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins [2]. State officials requested a separate criminal investigation; the individual involved was not identified in the report, and no allegation was reported against Stewart [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [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[2] [State Democratic Party Overturns Two Hardeman County School Board Races (Hatchie Press)](https://hatchiepress.com/state-democratic-party-overturns-results-of-two-hardeman-county-school-board-races-criminal-investigation-requested/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-22","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"School Board District 1, Position 3"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Quintessa","fullname":"Quintessa \"Quin\" Stewart","lastname":"Stewart","middlename":"\"Quin\"","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","contest_title":"School Board District 1, Position 3","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","contest_title":"School Board District 1, Position 3","county":"Hardeman","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","office_title":null,"party":"D","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"D","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","office_title":"School Board District 1, Position 3","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Democratic nominee for Hardeman County School Board District 1 Position 3, nominated after a 2026 primary result was overturned by the state party.","terms":[],"token":"irFDOUmTaF"}