The 2019 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 1, 2019, to elect the

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David Briley Clifton David Briley (born January 8, 1964) is an American politician. A Democrat, he was the eighth mayor of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. He was elected in 2015 as vice-mayor and was sworn in as acting mayor after Megan Barry's ...

, who succeeded

Megan Barry Megan Christine Barry (née Mueller; born September 22, 1963) is an American businesswoman and politician who served as the seventh mayor of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until March 6, 2018, when she resi ...

following her resignation and won a special election to fill the remainder of her term, was eligible to run for reelection. 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.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

, incumbent

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* John Cooper, member of the

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Eliminated in first round

*Jimmy Lawrence, small business owner *Julia Clark-Johnson, professional driving administrator and instructor *

John Ray Clemmons John Ray Clemmons (born July 14, 1977) is an American politician from the state of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing the 55th district, in West Nashville. Early lif ...

, state representative for the 55th district *Harold "Hollywood Howie" Garoutte, retired

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sergeant and owner and operator of Southern Country Radio * Carol M. Swain, former professor at

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Potential

*Jeff Obafemi Carr, community organizer * Erica Gilmore, member of the

*Daron Hall, Sheriff of Davidson County * James Shaw Jr., hero of the

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Declined

, former

*Bill Freeman, real estate developer and owner of the ''

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,'' ''Nashville Post'', and ''Nfocus'' *

Harold Love Harold Moses Love Jr. is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, for the 58th District. He is the House Democratic assistant leader and President-Elect of The National Black Caucus of State Legislators. Love's father, Ha ...

, state representative from the 58th district *Bob Mendes, member of the

*Renata Soto, nonprofit executive and former director of Conexión Américas *Jeffrey Napier,

veteran and former mechanic for Metro Nashville Government

Results

First round

Second round

External links

Briley campaign website

Clark-Johnson campaign website

Clemmons campaign website

Swain campaign website

Cooper campaign website

Sewell campaign website

References

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Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

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