Rutherford County Board of Education, Zone 1

Republican · lost

Chuck Isbell is the Republican nominee for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 1 (La Vergne area) in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election for the open seat (incumbent Tammy Sharp lost the May Republican primary). An HVAC instructor for the Associated Builders and Contractors of Greater Tennessee, he has served on the La Vergne Parks and Recreation advisory board and as treasurer of a La Vergne Housing Authority committee. He has not previously held elected office.

Democratic · won

Jeanice McCord of La Vergne is the Democratic nominee for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 1 (La Vergne area) in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election for the open seat (incumbent Tammy Sharp lost the May Republican primary). She has not previously held elected office.

Independent · lost

Sumatra Drayton is an independent candidate for Rutherford County Board of Education Zone 1 (La Vergne area) in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election for the open seat (incumbent Tammy Sharp lost the May Republican primary). A career educator, she is a Holloway High School principal planning to retire at the end of the school year. She has not previously held elected office.