Hamilton County Board of Education, District 3
Hamilton County School District, Tennessee
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 63 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 376,192 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 ÷ 376,192) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.55, 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.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Ashley R Dillon is the Republican nominee for the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Board of Education, District 3, in the August 2026 general election. Ashley has not previously held elected office.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Democratic · declared
Ruth Walker is a developmental psychologist and educator with more than 15 years of higher-education teaching experience. She was appointed by the Hamilton County Commission to fill a school-board vacancy in August 2021 and later sought the seat in 2022.
Independent · declared
Sandy Pricer is an independent candidate for the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Board of Education, District 3, in the August 2026 general election. Sandy has not previously held elected office.
Sources: elect.hamiltontn.gov · wfyi.org