Hamilton County Board of Education, District 6
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
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Ben Connor is the incumbent member of the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Board of Education for District 6, seeking re-election as the Democratic nominee in the August 2026 general election.
Records: Public Education Quality 1 for
Republican · declared
Cindy Fain is the Republican nominee for the Hamilton County (Tennessee) Board of Education, District 6, in the August 2026 general election. Cindy has not previously held elected office.
Sources: elect.hamiltontn.gov · wfyi.org