By Bristol Herald Courier Editorial Board

Published: May 18, 2009

Tuesday is Election Day for municipal races in Bristol, Tenn., and Bluff City, Tenn.

There are candidates running in four districts for the Board of Education, and voters can select one candidate in each district. For City Council, voters choose candidates in the district in which they live.

This newspaper’s three-member editorial board – Opinion Page Editor Suzanne Tate, Publisher Carl Esposito and Managing Editor J. Todd Foster – interviewed and endorsed candidates in all the contested races in Bristol, Tenn.

For a recap of the newspaper’s picks, read Tuesday’s edition of the Bristol Herald Courier.

We urge you to vote on Tuesday. If you want more information on any of the candidates, you can read detailed profiles and questionnaires the Bristol, Tenn., candidates completed. Visit TriCities.com, keyword “city election.”

Polls are open Tuesday from 8 a.m . to 8 p.m.