2011 Nashville mayoral election

2011 Nashville mayoral election

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Turnout	19.71% [1]
Candidate Karl Dean James Keeton Popular vote 50,391 6,661 Percentage 79.13% 10.46%   Candidate Marvin Barnes Popular vote 4,220 Percentage 6.63%
Mayor before election Karl Dean Democratic Elected mayor Karl Dean Democratic

The 2011 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 4, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Karl Dean, who was first elected in 2007, ran for re-election. He was originally challenged by Metro Councilman Michael Craddock, ^[2] but Craddock dropped out of the race on May 26, 2011, citing fundraising difficulties. ^[3] Following Craddock's withdrawal, Dean did not face serious opposition. ^[4] He ended up winning re-election in a landslide, receiving 79 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Candidates

• Karl Dean, incumbent Mayor
• James Keeton
• Marvin Barnes
• Bruce Casper

Dropped out

• Michael Craddock, Metro Councilman ^[3]

Results

2011 Nashville mayoral election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Karl Dean (inc.)	50,391	79.13%
	Nonpartisan	James Keeton	6,661	10.46%
	Nonpartisan	Marvin Barnes	4,220	6.63%
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Casper	1,810	2.84%
	Write-in		597	0.94%
Total votes			63,679	100.00%

References

1. "Election Statistics". Davidson County Election Commission. 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
2. Rau, Nate (March 8, 2011). "Craddock qualifies for mayor race". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. p. 2B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
3. Cass, Michael (May 27, 2011). "Craddock drops out of mayor's race". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
4. Cass, Michael (May 20, 2011). "Metro races pull big crowd". The Tennessean . Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
5. "August 4, 2011 Election Results (Certified)". Davidson County Election Commission. 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2025.