Joe Pitts (Tennessee politician) explained

Joe Pitts
Office:	Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee
Term Start:	January 2019
Predecessor:	Kim McMillan
State House2:	Tennessee
District2:	67
Term Start2:	2006
Term End2:	2018
Predecessor2:	Kim McMillan
Successor2:	Jason Hodges
Birth Date:	15 August 1958
Birth Place:	Clarksville, Tennessee, U.S.
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Clarksville, Tennessee
Alma Mater:	Austin Peay State University

Joe Pitts^[1] (born August 15, 1958) is an American politician serving as Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee as well as a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 67 since January 2007.

Education

Pitts earned his BS from Austin Peay State University.

Elections

• 2012 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 781 votes,^[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,700 votes (97.0%) against write-in candidate Mike Warner.^[3]
• 2006 When District 67 Democratic Representative Kim McMillan left the Legislature and left the seat open, Pitts was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,052 votes,^[4] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,703 votes (54.0%) against Republican nominee Ken Takasaki.^[5]
• 2008 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,837 votes,^[6] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,525 votes.^[7]
• 2010 Pitts was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,746 votes,^[8] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,387 votes (53.1%) against Republican nominee Neil Revlett.^[9]
• 2018 Pitts was elected mayor of Clarksville, TN, on November 6, 2018, winning over incumbent Kim McMillan with 33.8 percent of the vote over McMillan's 33.2 percent.
• He won re-election in 2022, with 54.5 percent of the vote.

References

https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2018/11/07/clarksville-tn-election-results-2018-consolidation/1825129002/

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
  • Joe Pitts at Ballotpedia
• Joe Pitts at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Joe Pitts' Biography . . March 18, 2014.
2. Web site: State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary . . Nashville, Tennessee . 178 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313212221/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-08/DemPrimaryPrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
3. Web site: State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 70 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313183815/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2012-11/TNHousePrecinctTotals.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 1 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213346/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-08/DemPctTH6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
5. Web site: November 7, 2006 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 1 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410213348/http://tn.gov/sos/election/results/2006-11/en7th67-99.pdf . April 10, 2013 . dead .
6. Web site: State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 1 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213231/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-08/demth6799pct.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
7. Web site: State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 1 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713213209/http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/results/2008-11/pcttnh6799.pdf . July 13, 2015 . dead .
8. Web site: State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 49 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140317181809/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-08/DemTNHousePrecinct.pdf . March 17, 2014 . dead .
9. Web site: State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General . Tennessee Secretary of State . Nashville, Tennessee . 53 . March 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313223338/http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/results/2010-11/TNHPrecinct.pdf . March 13, 2014 . dead .