Washington County School Board, District 1
Washington 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 · 71 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 69,657 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 ÷ 69,657) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.35, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, 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 · Incumbent · declared
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 · declared
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 · declared
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 · declared
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