2015 Nashville mayoral election explained

Election Name:2015 Nashville mayoral election
Type:mayoral
Flag Image:Flag of Nashville, Tennessee.png
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Nashville mayoral election
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2018 Nashville mayoral special election
Next Year:2018 (special)
Election Date:August 6, 2015 (first round)
September 10, 2015 (runoff)
Turnout:28.39% (first round) 8.68 pp
29.63% (runoff) 1.24 pp[1]
1Blank:First round
2Blank:Runoff
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Candidate1:Megan Barry
Color1:8da9e2
1Data1:24,553
23.53%
2Data1:60,519
54.79%
Candidate2:David Fox
Color2:ed8783
1Data2:23,754
22.77%
2Data2:49,694
44.99%
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Candidate3:Bill Freeman
Color3:73bc84
1Data3:22,308
21.38%
2Data3:Eliminated
Candidate4:Howard Gentry Jr.
Color4:FFFF99
1Data4:12,110
11.61%
2Data4:Eliminated
Candidate5:Charles Robert Bone
Color5:c88fe4
1Data5:10,962
10.51%
2Data5:Eliminated
Candidate6:Linda Eskind Rebrovick
Color6:dc8c53
1Data6:5,827
5.59%
2Data6:Eliminated
Mayor
Before Election:Karl Dean
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Megan Barry
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Image1 Size:x150px
Party6:Republican Party (United States)
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Party3:Democratic Party (United States)
Party4:Democratic Party (United States)
Party5:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2015 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 6, 2015, to elect the next mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Karl Dean was term limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.[2] Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held. In the runoff election, Democratic candidate Megan Barry was elected with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Candidate David Fox.[3] [4]

All Nashville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but each candidate was affiliated with a political party.

Candidates

Advanced to the runoff

Eliminated in the first round

Potential

Declined

Results

Runoff

No candidates received the required majority for the election. Therefore, a runoff election took place on September 10, 2015, between the two candidates receiving the most votes, Megan Barry and David Fox.

Democrat Megan Barry defeated Republican David Fox by a 9.8% margin.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election Statistics Nashville.gov . 2024-02-20 . www.nashville.gov . en.
  2. Web site: December 3, 2012 . Nashville 2015 mayor's race chatter begins . dead . https://archive.today/20141102070834/http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20121203/NEWS0202/312030027/Nashville-2015-mayor-s-race-chatter-begins . November 2, 2014 . December 10, 2014 . The Tennessean . mdy-all.
  3. Web site: Garrison . Joey . Megan Barry elected Nashville mayor . 2024-01-19 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  4. Web site: Linebaugh . Mack . 2015-09-11 . Nashville’s Mayoral Runoff 2015: Live Updates . 2024-01-19 . WPLN News . en-US.
  5. Web site: July 10, 2014 . With little more than a year until Election Day, the 2015 mayoral race is taking shape . December 10, 2014 . Nashville Scene.
  6. Web site: July 21, 2014 . David Fox officially joins Nashville mayor's race . December 10, 2014 . The Tennessean.
  7. Web site: Garrison . Joey . David Fox goes against the grain in mayoral race . 2024-01-19 . The Tennessean . en-US.
  8. Web site: December 19, 2014 . Bill Freeman to run for Nashville mayor . December 24, 2014 . The Tennessean.
  9. http://i.imgur.com/bLI8YVd.jpg Bobby Bones campaign image
  10. Web site: May 8, 2014 . Attorney Charles Robert Bone announces run for mayor . December 10, 2014 . The Tennessean.
  11. Web site: December 3, 2012 . Nashville 2015 mayor's race chatter begins . dead . https://archive.today/20141102070834/http://archive.tennessean.com/article/20121203/NEWS0202/312030027/Nashville-2015-mayor-s-race-chatter-begins . November 2, 2014 . December 10, 2014 . The Tennessean . mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Howard Gentry, Jerry Maynard still weighing runs for Nashville mayor . The Tennessean . December 22, 2014 . December 30, 2014.
  13. Web site: All bets are off in Nashville mayor's race . The Tennessean . January 31, 2015 . February 3, 2015.
  14. Web site: LEAD charter founder Jeremy Kane announces mayoral bid . The Tennessean . July 24, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
  15. Web site: Linda Rebrovick joins Nashville mayor's race . The Tennessean . September 2, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
  16. Web site: Linda Rebrovick to use Eskind name in mayor's race . The Tennessean . January 13, 2015 . February 3, 2015.
  17. Web site: Torry Johnson: I won't run for mayor . The Tennessean . May 21, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
  18. Web site: Who's behind that phone poll about the 2015 mayoral race? . Nashville Scene . April 18, 2013 . December 10, 2014.
  19. Web site: Council's Carter Todd not ruling out '15 mayoral run . The Tennessean . December 5, 2012 . December 10, 2014.
  20. Web site: #MayoralChatter: Mike Turner Undecided On Run — But He Likes His Chances . Nashville Scene . April 18, 2014 . December 10, 2014.
  21. Web site: Jerry Maynard decides against Nashville mayoral bid . The Tennessean . December 29, 2014 . December 30, 2014.
  22. Web site: Sheriff Daron Hall won't run for mayor in 2015 . The Tennessean . September 25, 2014 . December 10, 2014.

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