Rutherford County Board of Education, Zone 4
Source: secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov
What does this office do?
- Deciding how school district money is spent
- Picking the superintendent
- Choosing curriculum, within state rules
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Brian Hall
LostDemocratic · lost
Brian Hall of Smyrna is the Democratic nominee for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 4 in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election, challenging Republican incumbent Katie Darby. He has not previously held elected office.
Dayna Nichols
LostIndependent · lost
Dayna Nichols is an independent candidate for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 4 in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election. A career educator, she is the principal of Rockvale Elementary School and plans to retire at the end of the school year. She has not previously held elected office.
Katie Darby
WonRepublican · Incumbent · won
Katie Darby is the Republican incumbent for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 4, seeking re-election in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election. A parent advocate first elected to the board in August 2022, she won her May 2026 Republican primary and faces Democrat Brian Hall and independent Dayna Nichols.
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