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Rutherford County Schools elections
Primary date
March 5, 2024
General election date
August 1, 2024
Enrollment ('17-'18)
45,292 students

Four seats on the Rutherford County Schools school board in Tennessee are up for general election on August 1, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was December 14, 2023.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 2

Stan Vaught is running in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 2 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Stan Vaught (R)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 2

Stan Vaught defeated Nicholas Rourke in the Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 2 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stan Vaught	66.4	1,840
		Nicholas Rourke	33.3	923
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,771
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District 3

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3

Incumbent Caleb Tidwell and Tiffany Fee are running in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Caleb Tidwell (R)
		Tiffany Fee (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3

Tiffany Fee advanced from the Democratic primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Fee	98.6	496
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	7

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 503
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3

Incumbent Caleb Tidwell defeated Tim Holden in the Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 3 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Caleb Tidwell	64.5	2,548
		Tim Holden	35.2	1,390
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,948
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District 5

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 5

Incumbent Claire Maxwell is running in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 5 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Claire Maxwell (R)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 5

Incumbent Claire Maxwell advanced from the Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 5 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Claire Maxwell	98.6	1,495
		Other/Write-in votes	1.4	21

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,516
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District 6

General election

General election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 6

Butch Vaughn is running in the general election for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 6 on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate
		Butch Vaughn (R)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 6

Butch Vaughn defeated Chase Williams in the Republican primary for Rutherford County Schools school board, Zone 6 on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Butch Vaughn	72.7	2,153
		Chase Williams	27.0	801
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	8

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,962
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About the district

See also: Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee

The Rutherford County Schools is located in Rutherford County, Tennessee. The district served 45,292 students during the 2017-2018 school year.^[1]

See also

Rutherford County Schools	Tennessee	School Boards
Rutherford County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022) List of school districts in Tennessee	Tennessee school board elections, 2024 Public education in Tennessee Local ballot measures, Tennessee	School board elections, 2024 School board elections, 2023

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