Kingsport City School Board
Kingsport City School District, Tennessee
My vote power
High
Election date
August 6, 2026 · General election · 2 seats
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 · 72 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 56,175 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 ÷ 56,175) ÷ ln(50,000) = 72.34, 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
Brandon S. Fletcher is a Republican incumbent seeking re-election to the Kingsport City School Board (Tennessee) in the August 6, 2026 at-large election (two seats). First elected in 2021, he has served as president of the five-member board since August 2025.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 against, Public Education Quality 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Independent · declared
Derrick Browder is an independent candidate for the Kingsport City School Board (Tennessee) in the August 6, 2026 at-large election (two seats), challenging incumbents Brandon Fletcher and Melissa Woods. He has not previously held elected office.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Melissa B. Woods is a Republican incumbent seeking re-election to the Kingsport City School Board (Tennessee) in the August 6, 2026 at-large election (two seats). First elected in 2021, she served as board president from 2022 to 2025 and is now vice president.
Source: wate.com