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

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David Briley, who succeeded Megan Barry 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

* David Briley, incumbent Mayor of Nashville * 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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, state representative for the 55th district *Harold "Hollywood Howie" Garoutte, retired U.S. Army 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 Brenda Gilmore (born December 9, 1952) is a Democratic member of the Tennessee Senate, representing the 19th District since 2019. Education and non-political career Brenda Gilmore graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from Ten ...

, member of the Metropolitan Council *Daron Hall, Sheriff of Davidson County *

James Shaw Jr. James Shaw Jr. is an American electrical technician. Shaw is known for disarming a gunman armed with a Bushmaster XM-15 during the 2018 Nashville Waffle House shooting in Antioch, Tennessee, potentially saving lives as a result. Early life an ...

, hero of the Nashville Waffle House shooting

Declined

* Megan Barry, former Mayor of Nashville *Bill Freeman, real estate developer and owner of the '' Nashville Scene,'' ''Nashville Post'', and ''Nfocus'' * Harold Love, state representative from the 58th district *Bob Mendes, member of the Metropolitan Council *Renata Soto, nonprofit executive and former director of Conexión Américas *Jeffrey Napier, U.S. Army 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 t ...

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