Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)

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Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools elections
Primary date
May 3, 2022
General election date
August 4, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
80,381 students

Four seats on the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board in Tennessee were up for general election on August 4, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2

Incumbent Rachael Elrod defeated Todd Pembroke and Edward Arnold in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rachael Elrod (D)	57.8	4,400
		Todd Pembroke (R)	38.6	2,936
		Edward Arnold (Independent)	3.6	271
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,615
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2

Incumbent Rachael Elrod advanced from the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rachael Elrod	99.0	2,925
		Other/Write-in votes	1.0	31

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,956
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2

Todd Pembroke defeated Mark Woodward and Janeen Kingma in the Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 2 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Todd Pembroke	46.4	482
	Submit photo	Mark Woodward	45.9	476
	Submit photo	Janeen Kingma	7.3	76
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,038
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District 4

General election

General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

Berthena Nabaa-McKinney defeated Kelli Phillips in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Berthena Nabaa-McKinney (D)	61.9	4,877
		Kelli Phillips (R)	38.1	3,001
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	7

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,885
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

Berthena Nabaa-McKinney defeated incumbent John Little in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Berthena Nabaa-McKinney	61.9	2,691
	Submit photo	John Little	37.9	1,647
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	9

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,347
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4

Kelli Phillips advanced from the Republican primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 4 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kelli Phillips	98.1	791
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	15

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 806
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District 6

General election

General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 6

Cheryl Mayes defeated incumbent Fran Bush in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 6 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheryl Mayes (D)	70.3	3,368
	Submit photo	Fran Bush (Independent)	29.6	1,418
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,794
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 6

Cheryl Mayes defeated Natalie Martin in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 6 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cheryl Mayes	51.0	1,719
	Submit photo	Natalie Martin	48.8	1,644
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,371
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District 8

General election

General election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 8

Erin O'Hara Block defeated Amy Pate in the general election for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 8 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin O'Hara Block (D)	68.4	7,576
		Amy Pate (Independent)	31.4	3,477
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	16

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,069
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 8

Erin O'Hara Block defeated Chris Moth in the Democratic primary for Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools school board, District 8 on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erin O'Hara Block	50.5	3,796
		Chris Moth	49.1	3,697
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	31

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,524
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Tennessee elections, 2022

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May 3, 2022

• City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
• Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)

August 4, 2022

• Tennessee's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022
• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
• Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
• City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
• Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)
• Nashville, Tennessee, Charter Amendment 1, Changes to the Process of Amending the Metro Charter Measure (August 2022)
• Nashville, Tennessee, Charter Amendment 2, Police Officer Physical Qualifications Charter Amendment (August 2022)
• Nashville, Tennessee, Charter Amendment 3, Metro Health Department Clarifications and Differentiations Charter Amendment (August 2022)
• Nashville, Tennessee, Charter Amendment 4, Creation of a Department of Transportation Charter Amendment (August 2022)

November 8, 2022

• Tennessee's 4th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022
• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
• Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 1, Right-to-Work Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 2, Acting Governor Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 3, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 4, Remove Religious Minister Disqualification Amendment (2022)

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About the district

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Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is located in Davidson County, Tennessee. The district served 80,381 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools	Tennessee	School Boards
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020) List of school districts in Tennessee	Tennessee school board elections, 2022 Public education in Tennessee Local ballot measures, Tennessee	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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