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]
Election Date: | August 2, 2018 |
Election Name: | 2018 Hamilton County mayoral election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Hamilton County, Tennessee.svg |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Image1: | File:Portrait placeholder.png |
Candidate1: | Jim Coppinger |
Candidate2: | Aloyse Brown |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Type: | presidential |
Percentage1: | 60.26% |
Popular Vote1: | 33,588 |
Popular Vote2: | 22,052 |
Percentage2: | 39.56% |
After Election: | Jim Coppinger |
Before Election: | Jim Coppinger |
Mayor | |
Posttitle: | Elected Mayor |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Map Size: | 200px |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Turnout: | 28.99% [3] |
Next Election: | 2022 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election |
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
Eliminated in primary