{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Quintessa \"Quin\" Stewart","chatgptsummary":"Quintessa Stewart's biography shows she secured the Democratic nomination for Hardeman County School Board after a primary result was overturned due to voter fraud involving an ineligible assistant, with no allegations against Stewart herself. The record does not indicate prior experience in public school policy judgment or budget literacy required for this role. Bio does not indicate experience in hiring superintendents or completing state-required training.","notes":null,"party":"D","person":{"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","firstname":"Quintessa","lastname":"Stewart","middlename":"\"Quin\"","suffix":null,"token":"irFDOUmTaF"},"token":"quintessa_quin_stewart"},{"candidatename":"Cecilia CC Hadley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"I","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Cecilia","lastname":"Hadley","middlename":"CC","suffix":null,"token":"BbGsb264S2"},"token":"cecilia_cc_hadley"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":null,"office":"county_school_board_district_1_seat_c","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"School Board Member","partisan":null,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-20","title":"hardeman County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1AhunmX4xEaSVTC0sXKimbLDC-E1NLTxH"},"title":"School Board District 1, Position 3"}