Kevin Lee McCants
Democratic candidate
Kevin Lee McCants ran in the August 6 Democratic primary and received 5.4% of the vote (18,961 votes), 63.7 points behind Jerri Green, who won the nomination with 69.0%. Results are complete but unofficial until county election commissions certify them by August 24, 2026.
Primary results, county by county →Murfreesboro, Rutherford
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About
Filed on the deadline day to enter the Democratic primary. Polled at 11% in the Targoz Market Research April 20 to 27, 2026 Democratic primary survey, behind Jerri Green's 14% but ahead of the rest of the Democratic field.
No detailed public statements on education policy as of mid-May 2026.
What Lee McCants brings to the race
McCants ran in the August 6 Democratic primary and did not win the nomination. He polled at 11 percent in an April 2026 Targoz Market Research survey of the Democratic field.
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