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Decatur Township School Board, At Large

Decatur Township Metropolitan School District, Indiana

My vote power

High

Election date

November 3, 2026 · General election · 3 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 · 74 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 36,938 people live here.

Show the representation math

score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(6,851,073 ÷ 36,938) ÷ ln(50,000) = 74.14, measured against a statewide vote in IN (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

Chase Lyday serves as vice president of the MSD of Decatur Township Board of Education.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 1 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Dale Henson serves as president of the MSD of Decatur Township Board of Education and has served on the board for more than a decade.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Judith Collins serves as secretary of the MSD of Decatur Township Board of Education and has served on the board for more than a decade.

Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for, 2 against, Public Infrastructure 1 for

Independent · declared

Kristyn D. Stoddard filed an at-large school-board petition on June 15, 2026, according to Indiana Election Division records.

Nonpartisan · declared

Patrice Johnson filed an at-large school-board petition on June 9, 2026, according to Indiana Election Division records.

Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for

Nonpartisan · declared

Randi Berryman filed an at-large school-board petition on June 16, 2026, according to Indiana Election Division records.

Nonpartisan · declared

Steve Jacobi filed an at-large school-board petition on June 17, 2026, according to Indiana Election Division records.

Nonpartisan · declared

Teresa A. Burns filed an at-large school-board petition on June 16, 2026, according to Indiana Election Division records.

Sources: indianacitizen.org · decaturproud.org