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2019 Nashville elections

Election dates
Filing deadline: May 16, 2019
General election: August 1, 2019
Runoff election: September 12, 2019
Election stats
Offices up: Mayor and metro council
Total seats up: 43 (click here for mayoral elections)

Election type: Nonpartisan
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The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held general elections for mayor and all 41 metro council seats, including vice-mayor, on August 1, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, 2019. A runoff election was held on September 12, 2019.[1]

A special election for the District 29 seat on the metro council was held on February 12, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was January 3, 2019. A runoff election took place on March 19, 2019.

Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 2 Vice-mayor
* 3 Metro council
* 3.1 General runoff election
* 3.2 General election
* 4 Special election
* 5 Endorsements
* 6 Past elections
* 6.1 2018
* 6.2 2017
* 6.3 2015
* 6.4 All Districts Runoff results
* 6.5 General results
* 7 Ballot measures
* 8 Additional elections on the ballot
* 8.1 What was at stake?
* 8.1.1 Report a story for this election
* 8.1.2 Candidate survey
* 8.1.3 Survey responses
* 8.1.3.1 At-large
* 8.1.3.2 District 13
* 8.1.3.3 District 21
* 8.1.3.4 District 23
* 8.1.3.5 District 30
* 8.1.3.6 District 32
* 8.2 About the city
* 8.2.1 City government
* 8.2.2 Demographics
* 8.3 State profile
* 8.3.1 Partisan data
* 8.4 Pivot Counties
* 8.4.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 8.5 See also
* 8.6 External links
* 8.7 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

Note: The city of Nashville operates under a consolidated government with Davidson County. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 35 numbered districts and five at-large districts within the county. The mayor is elected by the entire county. The cities of Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville, Oak Hill, and Ridgetop each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor of Nashville and the Metro Council.[2]

Click on the tabs below to show more information about those topics.

# Vice-mayor[edit]

General election

##### General election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor

Incumbent Jim Shulman defeated Robert Sawyers in the general election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor on August 1, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Jim Shulman (Nonpartisan)  |

80.4

| 68,097

| Robert Sawyers (Nonpartisan)  |

18.1

| 15,327
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.5

| 1,238

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 84,662

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)

# Metro council[edit]

### General runoff election[edit]

#### Metro Council

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office | Candidates
at-large (5 seats) |

Burkley Allen (i)
Fabian Bedne (i)
Steve Glover (i)
Sharon Hurt (i)
Howard Jones
Gary Moore
Zulfat Suara
Sheri Weiner

District 2 |

DeCosta Hastings (i)
Kyonzte' Toombs

District 7 |

Emily Benedict
Clint Camp

District 13 |

Russ Bradford
Andrew Dixon

District 16 |

Tony Tenpenny
Ginny Welsch

District 21 |

Edward Kindall (i)
Brandon Taylor

District 23 |

Mina Johnson (i)
Thom Druffel

District 26 |

Jeremy Elrod (i)
Courtney Johnston

District 30 |

Sherry Jones
Sandra Sepulveda

Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Because of Mendes' win, only four seats were up in the general runoff election on September 12, 2019.[3]

### General election[edit]

#### Metro Council

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office | Candidates
at-large (5 seats) |

Burkley Allen (i)
Fabian Bedne (i)
Steve Glover (i)
Sharon Hurt (i)
Bob Mendes (i)
Michael Craddock
Matthew DelRossi
James Dillard
Rueben Dockery
Adam Dread
Howard Jones
Gicola Lane
Gary Moore
Zulfat Suara
Sheri Weiner

District 1 |

Jonathan Hall (i)
Finis Luther Dailey III
Rudolph Mamula

District 2 |

DeCosta Hastings (i)
Yolanda Hockett
Andre Southall
Kyonzte' Toombs

District 3 |

Barry Barlow
Jennifer Gamble
Elise Hudson

District 4 |

Robert Swope (i)
Mike Cortese

District 5 |

Charles Flowers Jr.
Pam Murray
Sean Parker

District 6 |

Brett A. Withers (i)

District 7 |

Emily Benedict
Clint Camp
Stephen Downs
Daniel Fitzpatrick
Jacob Green
Stephanie Johnson
Randy Reed
Cole Rogers

District 8 |

Nancy VanReece (i)
Danny Williams

District 9 |

Thomas George
Tonya Hancock
David McMurry

District 10 |

Tim Garrett
Zach Young

District 11 |

Larry H. Hagar (i)

District 12 |

Erin Evans
Geric Smith

District 13 |

Russ Bradford
Andrew Dixon
Dan Meredith

District 14 |

Kevin Rhoten (i)

District 15 |

Jeff Syracuse (i)

District 16 |

Paul King
Tony Tenpenny
Ginny Welsch

District 17 |

Colby Sledge (i)

District 18 |

Tom Cash
John Green

District 19 |

Freddie O'Connell (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Joshua Parant

District 20 |

Mary Roberts (i)
Tori Goddard

District 21 |

Edward Kindall (i)
Denise Bentley
Ted Chapin
Melissa Covington
Brandon Taylor

District 22 |

Art Allen
Gloria Hausser
Todd Sneed

District 23 |

Mina Johnson (i)
Thom Druffel
Rob McKinney

District 24 |

Kathleen Murphy (i)

District 25 |

Russ Pulley (i)

District 26 |

Jeremy Elrod (i)
Chip Cruze
Courtney Johnston

District 27 |

Robert Nash

District 28 |

Tanaka Vercher (i)
Riki Dwivedi

District 29 |

Delishia Porterfield (i)
Constance Smith-Burwell

District 30 |

Reuben Ford
Lydia Hubbell
Sherry Jones
Sandra Sepulveda

District 31 |

John Rutherford

District 32 |

Cheryl Mayes
Joy Styles

District 33 |

Antoinette Lee (i)
Martez Coleman

District 34 |

Angie Henderson (i)
Terry Jo Bichell

District 35 |

Dave Rosenberg (i)
Michelle Foreman

Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Mendes' eight runners-up advanced to a general runoff election on September 12, 2019.[3]

# Special election[edit]

General runoff election

##### Special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 29

Delishia Porterfield defeated Nicola La Mattina in the special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 29 on March 19, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)  |

51.1

| 561

| Nicola La Mattina (Nonpartisan)  |

48.9

| 536

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 1,097

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General election

##### Special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 29

Delishia Porterfield and Nicola La Mattina advanced to a runoff. They defeated Constance Smith-Burwell and Vicky Tataryn in the special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 29 on February 12, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)  |

44.1

| 402
✔ |

| Nicola La Mattina (Nonpartisan)  |

41.3

| 376

| Constance Smith-Burwell (Nonpartisan)  |

8.1

| 74

| Vicky Tataryn (Nonpartisan)  |

6.4

| 58
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 1

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 911

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# Endorsements[edit]

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# Past elections[edit]

### 2018[edit]

See also: Mayoral special election in Nashville, Tennessee (2018)

General election

##### Special general election for Mayor of Nashville

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of Nashville on May 24, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| David Briley (Nonpartisan)  |

54.4

| 44,845

| Carol Swain (Nonpartisan)  |

22.9

| 18,850

| Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)  |

5.6

| 4,608

| Harold Love (Nonpartisan)  |

5.3

| 4,349

| Ralph Bristol (Nonpartisan)  |

5.3

| 4,341

| Jeff Obafemi Carr (Nonpartisan)  |

4.6

| 3,790

| David Hiland (Nonpartisan)  |

0.4

| 325

| Ludye Wallace (Nonpartisan)  |

0.4

| 324

| Carlin Alford (Nonpartisan)  |

0.3

| 243

| Albert Hacker (Nonpartisan)  |

0.2

| 169

| Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan)  |

0.2

| 168

| Jeffrey Napier (Nonpartisan)  |

0.2

| 141

| Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan)  |

0.1

| 93
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 122

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 82,368

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### 2017[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2017)

Antoinette Lee defeated Tim Herndon in the runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 33.

Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election Runoff, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Antoinette Lee | 54.81% | 655
Tim Herndon | 45.19% | 540
Total Votes | 1,195
Source: Nashville.gov, "September 19 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed September 19, 2017

Antoinette Lee and Tim Herndon defeated Jack Byrd III, Martez Coleman, and Michael Mayhew in the Nashville Metro Council District 33 special election.[4]

Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election, 2017

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Antoinette Lee | 39.04% | 415
Tim Herndon | 37.82% | 402
Jack Byrd III | 12.79% | 136
Martez Coleman | 6.59% | 70
Michael Mayhew | 3.76% | 40
Total Votes | 1,063
Source: Nashville.gov, "August 15 Election Results," accessed September 14, 2017

### 2015[edit]

See also: Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015

### All Districts Runoff results[edit]

Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
John Cooper | 14.5% | 56,802
Erica Gilmore | 12.8% | 49,996
Bob Mendes | 10.5% | 41,160
Sharon W Hurt | 9.8% | 38,317
Jim Shulman | 9.6% | 37,676
Erin Coleman | 8.9% | 34,877
Karen Bennett | 8.5% | 33,052
Lonnell Matthews, Jr. | 8.4% | 32,807
Robert Duvall | 8.2% | 31,925
Jason Holleman | 8.1% | 31,763
Write-in  | 0.5% | 2,122
Total Votes | 223,951
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 1 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Loniel Greene, Jr. | 50.4% | 2,064
Nick Leonardo | 49.5% | 2,027
Write-in  | 0.2% | 8
Total Votes | 4,099
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 2 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
DeCosta Hastings | 54.5% | 1,349
Robert "Bobby" Stockard | 45.4% | 1,123
Write-in  | 0.1% | 3
Total Votes | 2,475
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 3 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brenda Haywood | 54.9% | 1,675
Terry Clayton | 44.9% | 1,371
Write-in  | 0.2% | 6
Total Votes | 3,052
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 5 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Scott Davis Incumbent | 52.1% | 1,081
Sarah Martin | 47.7% | 990
Write-in  | 0.2% | 4
Total Votes | 2,075
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 8 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Nancy VanReece | 59.3% | 1,347
Chris Swann | 40.4% | 918
Write-in  | 0.4% | 8
Total Votes | 2,273
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 13 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Holly Huezo | 52.8% | 907
Mark Cole | 46.9% | 805
Write-in  | 0.3% | 6
Total Votes | 1,718
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 17 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Colby Sledge | 55.5% | 1,357
Paula Foster | 44.1% | 1,077
Write-in  | 0.4% | 9
Total Votes | 2,443
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 20 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mary Carolyn Roberts | 51.7% | 981
Marisa Frank | 48.1% | 912
Write-in  | 0.3% | 5
Total Votes | 1,898
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council District 23 Runoff Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mina Johnson | 58.9% | 3,381
Jim Roberts | 40.6% | 2,327
Write-in  | 0.5% | 30
Total Votes | 5,738
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

### General results[edit]

Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Erica Gilmore | 9.6% | 36,675
John Cooper | 9.2% | 35,080
Bob Mendes | 6.5% | 24,581
Jim Shulman | 5.7% | 21,869
Sharon W Hurt | 5.3% | 20,086
Robert Duvall | 5% | 18,877
Lonnell Matthews, Jr. | 4.7% | 18,064
Karen Bennett | 4.6% | 17,390
Jason Holleman | 4.4% | 16,612
Erin Coleman | 4.3% | 16,557
Don Majors | 4.3% | 16,214
Adam Dread | 4.2% | 16,146
Walter Hunt | 4.2% | 16,090
Sandra Moore | 3.9% | 14,991
Buddy Baker | 3.3% | 12,695
Ronnie Greer, Sr. | 3.3% | 12,454
Ken Jakes | 3.1% | 11,922
Frank Harrison | 2.5% | 9,659
John Lasiter | 2.4% | 9,151
Elizabeth Dachowski | 2.2% | 8,525
Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr. | 2% | 7,738
Jody Ball | 1.5% | 5,709
James Keeton | 1.1% | 4,026
Leroy Johnny Ellis | 1% | 3,880
Martin Holsinger | 0.6% | 2,245
Al Carota | 0.6% | 2,097
Write-in  | 0.4% | 1,374
Total Votes | 138,291
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 1 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Nick Leonardo | 32.8% | 1,363
Loniel Greene, Jr. | 31.4% | 1,307
Ruby Baker | 13% | 541
Sylvester Armor | 7.6% | 317
Roosevelt Williamson | 6.3% | 264
Rueben Dockery | 4.1% | 170
John H. Montgomery | 2.4% | 101
Jonathan Richardson | 2.2% | 91
Write-in  | 0.1% | 5
Total Votes | 3,792
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 2 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
DeCosta Hastings | 38.9% | 1,059
Robert "Bobby" Stockard | 34.9% | 949
Carrie Searcy | 19% | 516
Laura Fortier | 5.2% | 142
Danavan Hylton | 1.8% | 49
Write-in  | 0.1% | 4
Total Votes | 2,715
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 3 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brenda Haywood | 47.7% | 1,480
Terry Clayton | 27.1% | 841
Timothy R. Coleman | 24.9% | 772
Write-in  | 0.2% | 7
Total Votes | 3,100
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 4 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Robert Swope | 53.5% | 1,662
Peter Tuttle | 46.2% | 1,435
Write-in  | 0.4% | 11
Total Votes | 3,108
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 5 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Scott Davis Incumbent | 40.2% | 834
Sarah Martin | 35.1% | 729
Pam Murray | 24.6% | 511
Write-in  | 0.1% | 2
Total Votes | 2,076
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 6 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Brett A. Withers | 61.7% | 2,149
Peter Westerholm Incumbent | 37.9% | 1,320
Write-in  | 0.4% | 14
Total Votes | 3,483
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 7 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Anthony Davis Incumbent | 55% | 1,724
Stephen Clements | 24.6% | 771
Randy Reed | 20.1% | 629
Write-in  | 0.3% | 10
Total Votes | 3,134
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 8 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Nancy VanReece | 39% | 871
Chris Swann | 25% | 558
Ramona L. Gholston | 13.7% | 307
Danny Williams | 8.9% | 199
Robert Sawyers, Sr. | 8.4% | 187
Nina Ground | 4.7% | 104
Write-in  | 0.4% | 10
Total Votes | 2,122
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 9 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Bill Pridemore Incumbent | 64.1% | 1,127
Roderick Mc Daniel | 35.7% | 628
Write-in  | 0.2% | 4
Total Votes | 1,759
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 13 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Holly Huezo | 45.3% | 686
Mark Cole | 37.3% | 565
Furtesha Carter | 16.9% | 256
Write-in  | 0.6% | 9
Total Votes | 1,516
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 15 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jeff Syracuse | 68.6% | 2,050
James B. Garrett | 31.3% | 934
Write-in  | 0.1% | 4
Total Votes | 2,988
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 16 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mike Freeman | 56.3% | 1,067
Tony Tenpenny Incumbent | 43.3% | 821
Write-in  | 0.4% | 7
Total Votes | 1,895
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 17 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Colby Sledge | 37.7% | 938
Paula Foster | 28.1% | 700
Chris Cotton | 20.9% | 520
Tony Watson | 13.1% | 325
Write-in  | 0.3% | 7
Total Votes | 2,490
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 19 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Freddie O'Connell | 54.3% | 900
Amanda Harrison | 19.4% | 322
Keith Caldwell | 14.3% | 237
Bill Shick | 11.5% | 190
Write-in  | 0.5% | 8
Total Votes | 1,657
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 20 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mary Carolyn Roberts | 42.7% | 757
Marisa Frank | 37% | 657
Frank Stabile | 20% | 354
Write-in  | 0.3% | 6
Total Votes | 1,774
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 21 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Edward Kindall | 57.6% | 1,001
Leah Dupree | 42.2% | 733
Write-in  | 0.2% | 3
Total Votes | 1,737
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 23 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mina Johnson | 42.6% | 2,162
Jim Roberts | 30.5% | 1,551
Write-in  | 14.2% | 719
Timothy Lee | 12.8% | 648
Total Votes | 5,080
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 24 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kathleen Murphy | 56.3% | 2,680
Allen Grant | 43.4% | 2,063
Write-in  | 0.3% | 14
Total Votes | 4,757
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 26 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jeremy Elrod | 64.4% | 1,596
James Mitchell | 27% | 669
Luseni Kromah | 8.4% | 207
Write-in  | 0.2% | 6
Total Votes | 2,478
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 27 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Davette Blalock Incumbent | 61.6% | 1,094
Clement Ledbetter | 38% | 674
Write-in  | 0.5% | 8
Total Votes | 1,776
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 28 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tanaka Vercher | 54.5% | 849
Melissa Smithson | 38.5% | 599
Daniel Lewis | 6.9% | 107
Write-in  | 0.1% | 2
Total Votes | 1,557
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 29 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Karen Y. Johnson Incumbent | 81.8% | 1,988
Vicky Tataryn | 18% | 437
Write-in  | 0.2% | 4
Total Votes | 2,429
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 32 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jacobia Dowell Incumbent | 64.9% | 1,039
William Kizzie | 26.8% | 429
Ronald A. Haskins | 8.1% | 130
Write-in  | 0.2% | 3
Total Votes | 1,601
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 33 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Sam Coleman | 71% | 1,730
Jimmy Gafford | 28.7% | 699
Write-in  | 0.2% | 6
Total Votes | 2,435
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 34 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Angie Henderson | 54.9% | 2,973
Steve Butler | 45% | 2,441
Write-in  | 0.1% | 5
Total Votes | 5,419
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Nashville City Council District 35 General Election, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dave Rosenberg | 60.4% | 2,530
Lonnie Spivak | 22.2% | 931
Vic Lineweaver | 17.2% | 722
Write-in  | 0.2% | 7
Total Votes | 4,190
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

# Ballot measures[edit]

See also: August 1, 2019 ballot measures in Tennessee

• Amendment 1: Nashville Mayor Required to Submit Department Performance and Debt Information a

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of requiring the mayor to submit the following information to the metro council each year:

* performance and efficiency metrics for departments and agencies that receive city funding,
* total city debt and comparisons to previous years,
* debt per capita;
* a summary of unissued but already authorized debt.

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| A no vote was a vote against requiring the mayor to submit information about city debt and the performance and efficiency of city-funded departments and agencies, thereby retaining the existing budget reporting requirements.

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• Amendment 2: Nashville Board of Education Vacancy Process a

| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the charter to say that metro education board vacancies are filled by the city legislative body rather than by remaining education board members, thereby making the charter compatible with state law.

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| A no vote was a vote against amending the charter concerning metro education board vacancies, thereby leaving the charter language incompatible with state law.

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# Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

See also: Tennessee elections, 2019

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### Survey responses[edit]

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#### At-large[edit]

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* Zulfat Suara

#### District 13[edit]

* Russ Bradford
* Andrew Dixon

#### District 21[edit]

* Melissa Covington
* Brandon Taylor

#### District 23[edit]

* Thom Druffel
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#### District 30[edit]

* Sandra Sepulveda
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#### District 32[edit]

* Cheryl Mayes
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## About the city[edit]

See also: Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is a city in Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. In 1962, the governments of the city of Nashville and Davidson County merged to form the Nashville-Davidson Metro Government. As of 2013, the population of Nashville was 634,464.[5][6]

### City government[edit]

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Nashville uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

### Demographics[edit]

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic data for Nashville, Tennessee (2015)

| Nashville| Tennessee
Total population:| 634,512| 6,595,056
Land area (square miles):| 475| 41,235
Race and ethnicity[7]
White:| 61.7%| 77.8%
Black/African American:| 28.1%| 16.8%
Asian:| 3.3%| 1.6%
Native American:| 0.3%| 0.3%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.1%
Two or more:| 2.5%| 2%
Hispanic/Latino:| 10.2%| 4.9%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 87.1%| 85.5%
College graduation rate:| 36.7%| 24.9%
Income
Median household income:| $47,621| $45,219
Persons below poverty level:| 18.6%| 21.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)

## State profile[edit]

See also: Tennessee and Tennessee elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

* Tennessee voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Tennessee were Republican.
* Tennessee had two Democratic and seven Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

* Republicans held six of Tennessee's 18 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Tennessee's governor was Republican Bill Lee.

State legislature

* Republicans controlled the Tennessee State Senate with a 28-5 majority.
* Republicans controlled the Tennessee House of Representatives with a 73-26 majority.

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Tennessee quick stats

* Became a state in 1796
* 16th state admitted to the United States
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* Members of the Tennessee State Senate: 33
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* U.S. senators: 2
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Demographic data for Tennessee

| Tennessee| U.S.
Total population:| 6,595,056| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 41,235| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 77.8%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 16.8%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1.6%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.3%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0.1%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 4.9%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 85.5%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 24.9%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $45,219| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 21.4%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  | Trump margin of victory in 2016  | Obama margin of victory in 2012  | Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee | 7.92% | 5.91% | 6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[8][9]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control
1 | 26.48% | 71.78% | R+45.3 | 19.62% | 76.53% | R+56.9 | R
2 | 25.47% | 72.94% | R+47.5 | 22.34% | 73.09% | R+50.8 | R
3 | 23.44% | 74.89% | R+51.5 | 15.82% | 81.34% | R+65.5 | R
4 | 24.92% | 73.37% | R+48.5 | 17.60% | 79.09% | R+61.5 | R
5 | 26.22% | 72.04% | R+45.8 | 18.39% | 78.32% | R+59.9 | R
6 | 27.88% | 70.48% | R+42.6 | 24.82% | 70.87% | R+46.1 | R
7 | 32.16% | 65.69% | R+33.5 | 28.10% | 67.14% | R+39 | R
8 | 25.60% | 72.64% | R+47 | 22.13% | 73.51% | R+51.4 | R
9 | 25.47% | 72.83% | R+47.4 | 16.67% | 80.51% | R+63.8 | R
10 | 26.13% | 72.49% | R+46.4 | 19.78% | 76.98% | R+57.2 | R
11 | 24.31% | 73.99% | R+49.7 | 16.57% | 80.41% | R+63.8 | R
12 | 21.96% | 76.64% | R+54.7 | 18.10% | 78.27% | R+60.2 | R
13 | 46.29% | 51.08% | R+4.8 | 46.53% | 46.55% | R+0 | R
14 | 27.16% | 71.40% | R+44.2 | 31.73% | 62.39% | R+30.7 | R
15 | 64.97% | 32.36% | D+32.6 | 63.19% | 30.19% | D+33 | D
16 | 26.02% | 72.27% | R+46.3 | 25.79% | 69.20% | R+43.4 | R
17 | 23.13% | 75.42% | R+52.3 | 17.26% | 79.08% | R+61.8 | R
18 | 37.12% | 60.80% | R+23.7 | 40.01% | 52.84% | R+12.8 | R
19 | 24.61% | 73.61% | R+49 | 20.94% | 74.82% | R+53.9 | R
20 | 26.93% | 71.34% | R+44.4 | 24.49% | 70.69% | R+46.2 | R
21 | 25.45% | 73.18% | R+47.7 | 21.22% | 75.52% | R+54.3 | R
22 | 23.71% | 74.79% | R+51.1 | 16.46% | 80.41% | R+64 | R
23 | 25.15% | 73.42% | R+48.3 | 17.86% | 79.49% | R+61.6 | R
24 | 24.40% | 74.21% | R+49.8 | 21.09% | 74.46% | R+53.4 | R
25 | 26.28% | 72.36% | R+46.1 | 20.11% | 77.28% | R+57.2 | R
26 | 34.03% | 64.08% | R+30.1 | 31.79% | 62.75% | R+31 | R
27 | 34.43% | 63.74% | R+29.3 | 31.70% | 62.61% | R+30.9 | R
28 | 80.31% | 18.45% | D+61.9 | 77.92% | 17.79% | D+60.1 | D
29 | 33.45% | 64.95% | R+31.5 | 29.81% | 65.70% | R+35.9 | R
30 | 37.06% | 61.14% | R+24.1 | 34.33% | 60.41% | R+26.1 | R
31 | 27.30% | 71.02% | R+43.7 | 18.77% | 78.05% | R+59.3 | R
32 | 26.67% | 71.68% | R+45 | 21.60% | 74.28% | R+52.7 | R
33 | 35.25% | 62.79% | R+27.5 | 31.54% | 63.16% | R+31.6 | R
34 | 33.18% | 65.32% | R+32.1 | 31.29% | 63.52% | R+32.2 | R
35 | 23.70% | 74.95% | R+51.3 | 15.89% | 81.43% | R+65.5 | R
36 | 26.89% | 71.70% | R+44.8 | 18.57% | 78.26% | R+59.7 | R
37 | 38.33% | 59.99% | R+21.7 | 36.08% | 58.84% | R+22.8 | R
38 | 24.89% | 73.79% | R+48.9 | 16.00% | 81.84% | R+65.8 | R
39 | 33.22% | 65.17% | R+32 | 24.43% | 72.61% | R+48.2 | R
40 | 31.85% | 66.76% | R+34.9 | 23.97% | 72.67% | R+48.7 | R
41 | 32.24% | 66.34% | R+34.1 | 20.31% | 77.25% | R+56.9 | D
42 | 30.46% | 67.77% | R+37.3 | 25.64% | 70.08% | R+44.4 | R
43 | 35.21% | 62.96% | R+27.8 | 22.37% | 74.65% | R+52.3 | R
44 | 31.04% | 67.73% | R+36.7 | 26.55% | 69.59% | R+43 | R
45 | 26.81% | 71.94% | R+45.1 | 25.43% | 70.33% | R+44.9 | R
46 | 31.50% | 67.04% | R+35.5 | 25.22% | 70.47% | R+45.3 | R
47 | 30.99% | 67.13% | R+36.1 | 23.89% | 72.27% | R+48.4 | R
48 | 36.74% | 61.61% | R+24.9 | 33.92% | 60.93% | R+27 | R
49 | 39.71% | 58.68% | R+19 | 37.26% | 57.65% | R+20.4 | R
50 | 41.70% | 56.68% | R+15 | 44.24% | 50.66% | R+6.4 | D
51 | 66.01% | 31.55% | D+34.5 | 67.37% | 26.85% | D+40.5 | D
52 | 67.26% | 31.18% | D+36.1 | 67.30% | 27.78% | D+39.5 | D
53 | 51.53% | 46.59% | D+4.9 | 54.11% | 38.90% | D+15.2 | D
54 | 83.83% | 15.06% | D+68.8 | 81.44% | 15.31% | D+66.1 | D
55 | 56.64% | 40.99% | D+15.7 | 62.66% | 30.37% | D+32.3 | D
56 | 37.97% | 60.61% | R+22.6 | 47.22% | 46.82% | D+0.4 | R
57 | 27.13% | 71.48% | R+44.4 | 24.99% | 70.38% | R+45.4 | R
58 | 86.45% | 11.94% | D+74.5 | 82.52% | 12.58% | D+69.9 | D
59 | 70.87% | 27.77% | D+43.1 | 70.12% | 26.06% | D+44.1 | D
60 | 42.92% | 55.47% | R+12.6 | 44.82% | 49.40% | R+4.6 | D
61 | 25.02% | 73.85% | R+48.8 | 31.20% | 63.62% | R+32.4 | R
62 | 29.19% | 69.47% | R+40.3 | 22.37% | 74.69% | R+52.3 | R
63 | 24.83% | 73.95% | R+49.1 | 28.09% | 66.72% | R+38.6 | R
64 | 31.94% | 66.63% | R+34.7 | 25.56% | 70.79% | R+45.2 | R
65 | 29.11% | 69.35% | R+40.2 | 29.72% | 64.68% | R+35 | R
66 | 31.53% | 67.11% | R+35.6 | 24.53% | 71.72% | R+47.2 | R
67 | 54.58% | 43.95% | D+10.6 | 47.83% | 45.50% | D+2.3 | D
68 | 35.78% | 62.76% | R+27 | 31.26% | 63.72% | R+32.5 | R
69 | 40.73% | 57.62% | R+16.9 | 29.72% | 66.98% | R+37.3 | R
70 | 31.22% | 67.54% | R+36.3 | 22.18% | 75.41% | R+53.2 | R
71 | 24.67% | 73.66% | R+49 | 15.60% | 81.73% | R+66.1 | R
72 | 27.58% | 70.95% | R+43.4 | 18.81% | 78.70% | R+59.9 | R
73 | 32.43% | 66.66% | R+34.2 | 30.38% | 66.96% | R+36.6 | R
74 | 44.75% | 53.51% | R+8.8 | 32.44% | 62.91% | R+30.5 | R
75 | 35.99% | 62.32% | R+26.3 | 23.49% | 73.77% | R+50.3 | R
76 | 31.38% | 67.25% | R+35.9 | 24.03% | 73.21% | R+49.2 | R
77 | 26.95% | 71.89% | R+44.9 | 19.93% | 77.87% | R+57.9 | R
78 | 31.74% | 66.52% | R+34.8 | 24.60% | 71.32% | R+46.7 | R
79 | 32.57% | 66.24% | R+33.7 | 25.73% | 71.87% | R+46.1 | R
80 | 65.84% | 33.40% | D+32.4 | 59.47% | 38.32% | D+21.2 | D
81 | 29.62% | 69.23% | R+39.6 | 24.73% | 72.28% | R+47.6 | R
82 | 47.11% | 52.21% | R+5.1 | 39.75% | 58.51% | R+18.8 | D
83 | 35.52% | 63.50% | R+28 | 42.62% | 53.17% | R+10.6 | R
84 | 88.19% | 11.41% | D+76.8 | 87.27% | 10.83% | D+76.4 | D
85 | 86.69% | 12.90% | D+73.8 | 86.70% | 11.57% | D+75.1 | D
86 | 76.09% | 23.16% | D+52.9 | 72.98% | 24.31% | D+48.7 | D
87 | 86.77% | 12.68% | D+74.1 | 86.66% | 11.18% | D+75.5 | D
88 | 76.07% | 23.17% | D+52.9 | 75.43% | 21.94% | D+53.5 | D
89 | 29.02% | 69.00% | R+40 | 30.19% | 63.68% | R+33.5 | R
90 | 82.88% | 15.83% | D+67.1 | 82.77% | 13.27% | D+69.5 | D
91 | 89.73% | 9.60% | D+80.1 | 86.97% | 10.77% | D+76.2 | D
92 | 32.45% | 65.92% | R+33.5 | 23.60% | 73.36% | R+49.8 | R
93 | 78.51% | 20.54% | D+58 | 76.41% | 20.35% | D+56.1 | D
94 | 31.77% | 67.08% | R+35.3 | 26.34% | 71.15% | R+44.8 | R
95 | 23.35% | 75.79% | R+52.4 | 28.51% | 67.82% | R+39.3 | R
96 | 43.76% | 55.37% | R+11.6 | 50.57% | 45.95% | D+4.6 | D
97 | 37.56% | 61.31% | R+23.8 | 41.60% | 54.17% | R+12.6 | R
98 | 81.57% | 17.71% | D+63.9 | 80.24% | 17.34% | D+62.9 | D
99 | 28.53% | 70.51% | R+42 | 29.33% | 67.14% | R+37.8 | R
Total | 39.08% | 59.48% | R+20.4 | 34.91% | 61.06% | R+26.2 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Davidson County Election Commission, "2019 Davidson County Election Calendar," accessed March 29, 2019
2. ↑ City of Nashville, "Government," accessed September 22, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Tennessean, "Bob Mendes wins at-large Nashville Metro Council seat; 8 others head to runoff," August 2, 2019
4. ↑ Nashville.gov, "Metropolitan Special Election for Council District 33, Sample Ballot" accessed July 20, 2017
5. ↑ City of Nashville, "Government," accessed September 22, 2014
6. ↑ U.S. Census, "State and County Quick Facts," accessed September 22, 2014
7. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
8. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
9. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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