2019 Nashville mayoral election

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2019 Nashville mayoral election
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  2018 (special) August 1, 2019 (first round)
September 12, 2019 (runoff)
Officially nonpartisan
2023  
Turnout23.64% Increase2.svg (first round) 2.39 pp
20.96% Decrease2.svg (runoff) 2.68 pp [1]
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Candidate John Cooper David Briley
Party Democratic Democratic
First round35,676
34.98%
25,786
25.28%
Runoff 62,440
69.12%
27,281
30.20%

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Candidate Carol Swain John Ray Clemmons
Party Republican Democratic
First round22,387
21.95%
16,391
16.07%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated

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Cooper:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     60–70%
Briley:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%
Swain:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%
Clemmons:     30–40%
     Tie     No data
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Cooper:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     <90%
Briley:     50–60%     60–70%
     No data

Mayor before election

David Briley
Democratic

Elected mayor

John Cooper
Democratic

The 2019 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 1, 2019, to elect the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor David Briley, who succeeded Megan Barry following her resignation and won a special election to fill the remainder of her term, ran for re-election. [2] In the August election, Briley came in second behind city councilman John Cooper; however, no candidate took more than 50 percent of the vote, forcing a runoff between Cooper and Briley on September 12, 2019. [3] Cooper won the runoff definitively with 69 percent of the vote. [4]

Contents

All Nashville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in first round

Potential

Declined

Results

First round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (first round) [17]
CandidateVotes %
John Cooper35,67634.98
David Briley (incumbent)25,78625.28
Carol Swain22,38721.95
John Ray Clemmons16,39116.07
Julia Clark-Johnson4040.40
Bernie Cox3370.33
Jimmy Lawrence3050.30
Jody Ball2800.27
Jon Sewell2240.22
Nolan Starnes1290.13
Write-in830.08
Total votes102,002 100

Second round

2019 Nashville mayoral election results (runoff) [18]
CandidateVotes %
John Cooper62,44069.12
David Briley (incumbent)27,28130.20
Write-in6210.69
Total votes90,342 100.00

See also

References

  1. "Election Statistics | Nashville.gov". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Nashville Mayor David Briley kicks off re-election fundraising". The Tennessean. November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. "John Cooper leads David Briley as two head to September runoff battle in Nashville mayoral race". The Tennessean. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  4. Jeong, Yihyun (September 12, 2019). "John Cooper wins Nashville mayoral race, defeats incumbent Mayor David Briley in landslide". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. "Cooper Set to Announce Mayoral Run". Nashville Scene. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  6. "Nashville mayoral election: Meet Julia Clark-Johnson". The Tennessean. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  7. "State Rep. John Ray Clemmons launches run for Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  8. "Nashville man announces intention to run for mayor | News | wsmv.com". www.wsmv.com. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. Tamburin, Adam (July 10, 2019). "Carol Swain is running for Nashville mayor after 'a life of beating the odds'". The Tennessean . Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  10. Sewell, Jon. "Jon Sewell: My mayoral campaign is far deeper than a comedic performance | Opinion". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  11. "Mayoral Candidate - Bernie Cox - Speaks for the Trees!". Nashville Tree Conservation Corps. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  12. Ryan, Nolan. "Four candidates are dominating the Nashville mayor's race. Here's why the other six say you should vote for them". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  13. Ryan, Nolan. "Four candidates are dominating the Nashville mayor's race. Here's why the other six say you should vote for them". The Tennessean. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tennessee elections: Nashville's next mayor's race about to take shape". Tennessean.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  15. "'Waffle House Hero' James Shaw Jr. Considers Running For Mayor « CBS New York". Newyork.cbslocal.com. November 8, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  16. "Bill Freeman Won't Run for Mayor". Nashville Scene. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  17. "August 1, 2019 Election Results (Certified)". Nashville Election Commission. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  18. "September 12, 2019 Election Results (Certified) | Nashville.gov". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2024.