Karen L. Dodd
Independent
One of three sole qualifiers for the three City School Board seats; identified as a sitting board member in WGNS qualifying coverage.
Rutherford County, Tennessee
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3 candidates are tracked for Murfreesboro City School Board on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Karen L. Dodd, Barbara Hutchins Long and Amanda Moore. Candidate information follows official Rutherford County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Three candidates for three seats; WGNS qualifying coverage identifies all three as sitting board members. Barbara Hutchins Long prints as the Republican nominee while the other two print as independents, per the certified municipal ballot. On the August 6, 2026 Murfreesboro municipal ballot, which runs alongside the county general, per the certified municipal sample ballot. City races are nonpartisan. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount.
Independent
One of three sole qualifiers for the three City School Board seats; identified as a sitting board member in WGNS qualifying coverage.
Republican
One of three sole qualifiers for the three City School Board seats; identified as a sitting board member in WGNS qualifying coverage.
Independent
One of three sole qualifiers for the three City School Board seats; identified as a sitting board member in WGNS qualifying coverage.