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2019 Nashville mayoral election

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Turnout	23.64% (first round) 2.39 pp 20.96% (runoff) 2.68 pp
Candidate John Cooper David Briley Party Democratic Democratic First round 35,676 34.98% 25,786 25.28% Runoff 62,440 69.12% 27,281 30.20%   Candidate Carol Swain John Ray Clemmons Party Republican Democratic First round 22,387 21.95% 16,391 16.07% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
First round results by precinct Runoff results by precinctFirst-round results by precinct 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 Runoff results by precinct 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

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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. 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. Cooper won the runoff definitively with 69 percent of the vote.

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

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• David Briley, incumbent Mayor of Nashville
• John Cooper, member of the Metropolitan Council

Eliminated in first round

• Jimmy Lawrence, small business owner
• Julia Clark-Johnson, professional driving administrator and instructor
• John Ray Clemmons, state representative for the 55th district
• Harold "Hollywood Howie" Garoutte, retired U.S. Army sergeant and owner and operator of Southern Country Radio
• Carol M. Swain, former professor at Vanderbilt University
• Jon Sewell, small business owner and 2018 candidate
• Bernie Cox, musician
• Jody Ball, businessman and GOP candidate in US-5
• Nolan Starnes, community activist

Potential

• Jeff Obafemi Carr, community organizer
• Erica Gilmore, member of the Metropolitan Council
• Daron Hall, Sheriff of Davidson County
• James Shaw Jr., hero of the Nashville Waffle House shooting

Declined

• Megan Barry, former Mayor of Nashville
• Bill Freeman, real estate developer and owner of the Nashville Scene, Nashville Post, and Nfocus
• Harold Love, state representative from the 58th district
• Bob Mendes, member of the Metropolitan Council
• Renata Soto, nonprofit executive and former director of Conexión Américas
• Jeffrey Napier, U.S. Army veteran and former mechanic for Metro Nashville Government

Results

First round

Second round

See also

• 2019 Jackson, Tennessee mayoral election
• 2019 Knoxville, Tennessee mayoral election
• 2019 Memphis, Tennessee mayoral election

External links

• Briley campaign website
• Clark-Johnson campaign website Archived November 25, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Clemmons campaign website Archived May 11, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Swain campaign website Archived December 22, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
• Cooper campaign website
• Sewell campaign website Archived March 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

References

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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. ^ "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.

• 2019 Tennessee elections
• 2019 United States mayoral elections
• Mayoral elections in Nashville, Tennessee
• August 2019 events in the United States