Rutherford County Board of Education, Zone 1
Rutherford County School District, Tennessee
My vote power
High
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: High · 66 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 199,454 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 ÷ 199,454) ÷ ln(50,000) = 66.49, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- 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
Republican · declared
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 · declared
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 · declared
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.
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