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Washington County School Board, District 1

Result: Won — Vince Walters (Republican), Annette Buchanan (Republican), Mary Grace (MG) Wooten (Democratic)

Source: wcecoffice.com

This seat represents District 1, not the whole district above. We can’t match an address to an area this small, so this race may not be on your ballot.

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:

Republican · Incumbent · won

Annette Buchanan is a Republican incumbent and the chair of the Washington County Board of Education (Tennessee), seeking re-election in District 1 in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election (District seats are multi-member, vote-for-three).

Republican · Incumbent · lost

Keith Ervin is a Republican incumbent on the Washington County Board of Education (Tennessee), seeking re-election in District 1 in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election (District seats are multi-member, vote-for-three). In May 2026 the board voted to censure him over a comment made to a student board member, and he was separately charged with simple assault.

Democratic · won

Mary Grace (MG) Wooten is the Democratic nominee for Washington County School Board District 1 (Tennessee) in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election (District seats are multi-member, vote-for-three), the only non-incumbent in the four-way race for three seats. She has not previously held elected office.

Republican · Incumbent · won

Vince Walters is a Republican incumbent on the Washington County Board of Education (Tennessee), seeking re-election in District 1 in the partisan August 6, 2026 general election (District seats are multi-member, vote-for-three).

Source: wcecoffice.com