{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeWayne Howard is a candidate in the 2026 Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 43 [1]. The qualifying deadline for this race was March 10, 2026, at noon [1]. Howard has filed to appear on the ballot for the upcoming general election following the primary results.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Candidate Lists | Tennessee Secretary of State](https://sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-lists)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","county":"VanBuren","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"primary","state":"TN","title":"TN House District 43"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"DeWayne","fullname":"DeWayne Howard","lastname":"Howard","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_043","contest_title":"TN House District 43","county":"VanBuren","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_043","office_title":"State Representative District 43","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":null,"party":"R","primary":{"contest":"state_house_043","contest_title":"TN House District 43","county":"VanBuren","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house_043","office_title":"State Representative District 43","party":"R","pgr":"primary","state":"TN"},"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house_043","office_title":"State Representative District 43","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Source lists Tennessee Secretary of State candidate documents for the 2026 election but contains no specific data for DeWayne Howard.","terms":[],"token":"qHTYtoawqo"}