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Manchester City Schools Board of Education

August 6, 2026 · Manchester City School District, Tennessee · Elementary school district · general

Vote impact: High
How do we calculate vote impact?

Vote impact = representation (how much weight one vote carries here, the smaller the district's population, the higher the representation) + decisiveness (how likely this race is to be close, based on past results and number of candidates).

Representation: High · 66 out of 100

Smaller districts give each vote more weight, and this district is small for its type. About 12,710 people live here.

score = 100 × ln(largest population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(largest ÷ smallest), rounded to 2 decimals = 100 × ln(161,192 ÷ 12,710) ÷ ln(161,192 ÷ 3,564) = 66.64, comparing elementary school districts in TN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ average, otherwise low)

Decisiveness: Unknown

No past results for this contest yet.

High representation + unknown decisiveness → High vote impact.

Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".

School Board Member is responsible for:

  • Setting policy for the school district
  • Approving the district budget and spending
  • Hiring and reviewing the superintendent
  • Deciding school boundaries, calendars, and curriculum choices within state rules

Affected Areas: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control, Public Education Quality, Data Privacy, Civil Rights, Public Infrastructure

Candidates

Lisa Lovelady Gregory

Independent · declared

Lisa Lovelady Gregory is an independent incumbent candidate for the Manchester City Schools Board of Education (Coffee County, Tennessee) in the August 2026 general election.

Prater Powell

Independent · declared

Prater Powell is an independent incumbent candidate for the Manchester City Schools Board of Education (Coffee County, Tennessee) in the August 2026 general election.

Travis Hillis

Republican · declared

Travis Hillis is the Republican nominee for the Manchester City Schools Board of Education (Coffee County, Tennessee) in the August 2026 election. He is an incumbent board member who advanced from the May 2026 Republican primary.

Zak Mohyuddin

Democratic · declared

Zak Mohyuddin is the Democratic nominee for the Manchester City Schools Board of Education (Coffee County, Tennessee) in the August 2026 election, advancing from the May 2026 Democratic primary.

Election sources

Source: tullahomanews.com

Source: ballotpedia.org