The 2018 Hamilton County mayoral election was held on August 2, 2018, to elect the mayor of Hamilton County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Mayor Jim Coppinger won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic nominee Aloyse Brown. [1] [2]
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Turnout | 28.99% [3] | |||||||||||||||
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Precinct results Coppinger: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Brown: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% No votes | ||||||||||||||||
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Jim Coppinger first took office in January 2011 upon the resignation of Mayor Claude Ramsey, who left to join the administration of then Governor Bill Haslam as his top deputy. Coppinger won a special election in 2012 and a full term in 2014. [4]
Nominee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Coppinger (Incumbent) | 11,471 | 97.80% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 258 | 2.20% | |
Total votes | 11,729 | 100.00% |
Eliminated in primary
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Aloyse Brown | 4,999 | 71.65% | |
Democratic | George Ryan Love | 1,845 | 26.44% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 133 | 1.91% | |
Total votes | 6,977 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Coppinger | 33,588 | 60.26% | |
Democratic | Aloyse Brown | 22,052 | 39.56% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 102 | 0.18% | |
Total votes | 55,742 | 100.00% |
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