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Cities in Tennessee
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in all state capitals.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Tennessee
- An overview of local elections in Tennessee
- An overview of the initiative process in Tennessee
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Memphis | Shelby County |
| Nashville | Davidson County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 92 counties, 345 cities, towns, and villages, and 451 special districts. Three of the 95 counties in Tennessee are classified as service districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2025
Ballotpedia is not covering any local elections in Tennessee this year.
2024
- Nashville, Tennessee - County assessor and circuit court judge
- Shelby County, Tennessee - General Sessions Court clerk and criminal court judge
- Tennessee school board elections
2023
- Memphis, Tennessee - Mayor and city council
- Nashville, Tennessee - Mayor, vice mayor, and city council
2022
- Memphis, Tennessee - City council (special), municipal court judges (special)
- Nashville, Tennessee - County clerk, district attorney general, public defender, register of deeds, sheriff, circuit court clerk, criminal court clerk, juvenile court clerk, chancery court judge, circuit court judge, criminal court judge, general session judge, and juvenile court judge
- Shelby County, Tennessee - County mayor, assessor of property, county clerk, county trustee, district attorney general, register of deeds, sheriff, county commissioners, circuit court clerk, criminal court clerk, juvenile court clerk, probate court clerk, chancery court chancellors, circuit court judges, criminal court judges, general sessions civil court judges, general sessions criminal court judges, juvenile court judge, and probate court judges
- Tennessee school board elections
2021
Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in Tennessee that year.
2020
- Nashville, Tennessee - Assessor of property, chancery court judgeship, criminal court judgeship, trustee
- Shelby County, Tennessee - General sessions court clerk
- Tennessee school board elections
Initiative process availability
The 2 home rule charter counties, Shelby and Knox, authorize initiative for charter amendments.
The 3 metropolitan governments, Nashville-Davidson, Lynchburg-Moore, and Hartsville-Trousdale, authorize initiative for charter amendments.
At least 7 cities have initiative for ordinances through their private act charter. These are Algood, Bristol, Cookville, Eagleville, Gatlinburg, Jackson, and Murfreesboro.
At least 2 cities have initiative for ordinances through their home rule charter. These are Chattanooga and Knoxville. As charter amendments may be proposed by ordinance, this process has been used for charter amendments as well.[2]
See also
| Tennessee | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Tennessee municipal code library
- Tennessee state government website
Footnotes
