Early voting is currently underway in Nashville’s countywide primaries, with Election Day on March 5, with the District 1 race as the only that is contested.
Though school board elections historically have not been partisan, a 2021 law changed that for Nashville. And so, primaries in Districts 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are on the ballot.
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