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

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Democratic Mayor

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, who succeeded

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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

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, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

, incumbent

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* John Cooper, member of the Metropolitan Council

Eliminated in first round

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

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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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*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

, former

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

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,'' ''Nashville Post'', and ''Nfocus'' * Harold Love,

from the 58th district *Bob Mendes, member of the Metropolitan Council *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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Mayoral elections in Nashville, Tennessee August 2019 in the United States