{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEdwin Cope is the Republican Party nominee for one of Hawkins County Commission District 6's two seats on the August 6, 2026 general-election ballot, in a three-way contest with incumbent Republican Nancy T. Barker and independent Dane Chisholm [1]. Local coverage of the January 2026 filing period identified him as a challenger for the seat [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Official Ballot, Hawkins County, August 6, 2026](https://hawkinscountytn.gov/pdfs/elections/sample_ballot.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18\n[2] [Hawkins voters have plenty of options](https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/article_a72b5833-32a6-408c-84a9-21f45511c5f5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-18","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"TN","title":"County Commissioner District 6"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"EDWIN","fullname":"EDWIN COPE","lastname":"COPE","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_6","contest_title":"County Commissioner District 6","county":"Hawkins","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-08-06","office_county":null,"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":null,"party":"R","pgr":"general","state":"TN"},"party":"R","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission_district_6","office_title":"County Commissioner District 6","state":"TN","terms":[]}],"summary":"Republican challenger for Hawkins County Commission District 6 on the August 6, 2026 ballot.","terms":[],"token":"uyCkqoiYRj"}