Wilson County School Board, Zone 4
Wilson 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 · 68 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 116,135 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 ÷ 116,135) ÷ ln(50,000) = 68.99, 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.
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
Joseph A. Padilla is the Republican incumbent for Wilson County School Board Zone 4 (Tennessee), seeking re-election in the August 6, 2026 general election. First elected in August 2022, he was chosen as chairman of the Wilson County School Board in 2025.
Democratic · declared
Michael Lynch is the Democratic nominee for Wilson County School Board Zone 4 (Tennessee) in the August 6, 2026 general election, challenging incumbent board chairman Joseph Padilla. He has not previously held elected office.
Source: wilsontnvotes.gov