General Sessions & Juvenile Court Judge - Div. V
Montgomery County, Tennessee
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 6, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 234,153 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 234,153) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.74, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Erin Poland Nolder is the Republican candidate and appointed Montgomery County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge for Division V.
Democratic · declared
Merriel Bullock-Neal is the Democratic candidate for Montgomery County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge, Division V, and a Clarksville attorney with juvenile-court experience.
Results
Unofficial until certified by the relevant election authority.
Won · Unofficial
Winner: Erin Poland Nolder (Republican)
Source: montgomerytn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: montgomerytn.gov2