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2022 Nashville elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 17, 2022
Primary election: May 3, 2022
General election: August 4, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: County clerk, , public defender, register of deeds, trustee, 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
Total seats up: 39
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held general elections for county clerk, district attorney general, public defender, register of deeds, trustee, 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 on August 4, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2022:

County Circuit Court Clerk

General election

General election for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk

Joseph Day won election in the general election for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joseph Day (D)
 
99.5
 
46,733
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
239

Total votes: 46,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk

Joseph Day defeated Howard Jones and Pam Murray in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Joseph Day
 
39.4
 
15,729
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones
 
37.4
 
14,939
Pam Murray
 
23.0
 
9,192
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
38

Total votes: 39,898
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County Clerk

General election

General election for Davidson County Clerk

Incumbent Brenda Wynn won election in the general election for Davidson County Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Brenda Wynn (D)
 
99.5
 
48,749
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
261

Total votes: 49,010
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Clerk

Incumbent Brenda Wynn advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Brenda Wynn
 
99.8
 
36,468
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
59

Total votes: 36,527
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County Criminal Court Clerk

General election

General election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Howard Gentry won election in the general election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Howard Gentry
Howard Gentry (D)
 
99.4
 
50,121
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
279

Total votes: 50,400
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Howard Gentry advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Howard Gentry
Howard Gentry
 
99.8
 
37,973
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
87

Total votes: 38,060
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County District Attorney

See also: District Attorney election in Nashville, Tennessee (May 3, 2022, Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Davidson County District Attorney

Incumbent Glenn Funk won election in the general election for Davidson County District Attorney on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Glenn Funk
Glenn Funk (D)
 
97.4
 
46,699
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
1,268

Total votes: 47,967
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County District Attorney

Incumbent Glenn Funk defeated Sara Beth Myers and P. Danielle Nellis in the Democratic primary for Davidson County District Attorney on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Glenn Funk
Glenn Funk
 
43.5
 
19,220
Image of Sara Beth Myers
Sara Beth Myers
 
40.1
 
17,713
Image of P. Danielle Nellis
P. Danielle Nellis
 
16.4
 
7,272
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
21

Total votes: 44,226
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Image of Glenn Funk

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: Yes

Political Office: 

  • Davidson County District Attorney (Assumed office: 2014)

Biography:  Funk earned a bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University and a J.D. from the University of Mississippi. His professional experience includes working as a special prosecutor, an assistant district attorney, a public defender, and running a private practice.



Key Messages

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Funk said he "knows the difference between a bad person and a good kid in trouble," and said he has "targeted violent crime while providing alternatives to incarceration in cases of mental health, addiction, and poverty."


Funk said, "As long as I am the elected District Attorney for the 20th Judicial District I will never prosecute any woman who decides to have a medical procedure to terminate a pregnancy or any medical doctor who performs this procedure at the request a their patient."


Funk said, “Justice is not a choice between public safety and fairness. Justice is boldly demanding both.”


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Sources: YouTube, "Glenn Funk for District Attorney Commercial," March 8, 2022; Glenn Funk 2022 campaign website, "District Attorney Glenn Funk Protects a Woman’s Right to Decide," accessed April 24, 2022; WPLN News, "Nashville’s DA candidates all say they want criminal justice reform. But just how progressive are they?" March 29, 2022; Office of the District Attorney Nashville, "Office information," accessed April 25, 2022

This information was current as of the candidate's run for Davidson County District Attorney in 2022.

Image of Sara Beth Myers

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Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Myers earned a bachelor's degree in history from Duke Univertsity and a J.D. from Vanderbilt Law School in 2009. Her professional experience includes working as an assistant district attorney in the Nashville District Attorney's office and as an assistant attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2014, Myers founded Advocates for Women's and Kid's Equality (AWAKE), a nonprofit organization.



Key Messages

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Myers said she would "make our communities safer through cooperation with neighborhoods, nonprofits, law enforcement, and the business community."


Myers said she would "conduct a first-of-its-kind audit to thoroughly examine who is being arrested and charged, with which crimes, and the result of their cases. Data analysis will reveal trends that will be aggressively addressed through policy change, training, and application of resources."


Myers said she would "create the District Attorney’s Office first ever Restorative Justice Unit, which will assign Assistant District Attorneys and Victim Witness Coordinators to build and maintain relationships with victims, defendants, organizations, and businesses in an effort to find creative alternatives to incarceration and productive case resolutions for nonviolent offenses."


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Image of P. Danielle Nellis

Party: Democratic Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Biography:  Nellis earned a bachelor's in 2005 from Spelman College and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2009. Her professional experiences includes working as a solo defense practitioner at her own law firm and as the assistant district attorney in the Nashville District Attorney's office.



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Nellis said her experience "from all sides of the criminal justice system makes her uniquely qualified to take on the challenge of solving the root causes of Nashville's crime epidemic."


Nellis said, "We need to shift our focus to restoration and rehabilitation, along with innovative collaborations between the community and the courts to address the root causes of crime."


Nellis said that by "breaking down the walls of the criminal justice system and inviting other, more specialized actors to participate, we can bring the full might of civil society to bear on solving our current state of emergency once and for all."


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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Davidson County District Attorney in 2022.


County Juvenile Court Clerk

General election

General election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk

Incumbent Lonnell Matthews Jr. won election in the general election for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lonnell Matthews Jr.
Lonnell Matthews Jr. (D)
 
99.5
 
47,498
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
253

Total votes: 47,751
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk

Incumbent Lonnell Matthews Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lonnell Matthews Jr.
Lonnell Matthews Jr.
 
99.8
 
35,147
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
66

Total votes: 35,213
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County Public Defender

General election

General election for Davidson County Public Defender

Incumbent Martesha Johnson won election in the general election for Davidson County Public Defender on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Martesha Johnson (D)
 
99.4
 
46,776
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
298

Total votes: 47,074
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Public Defender

Incumbent Martesha Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Public Defender on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Martesha Johnson
 
99.9
 
34,607
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
48

Total votes: 34,655
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County Register of Deeds

General election

General election for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Karen Johnson won election in the general election for Davidson County Register of Deeds on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson (D)
 
99.4
 
48,026
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
283

Total votes: 48,309
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Karen Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson
 
99.7
 
35,408
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
98

Total votes: 35,506
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County Sheriff

General election

General election for Davidson County Sheriff

Incumbent Daron Hall won election in the general election for Davidson County Sheriff on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Daron Hall (D)
 
99.2
 
50,143
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
381

Total votes: 50,524
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Sheriff

Incumbent Daron Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Sheriff on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Daron Hall
 
99.3
 
36,790
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
241

Total votes: 37,031
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County Trustee

General election

General election for Davidson County Trustee

Incumbent Erica Gilmore won election in the general election for Davidson County Trustee on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erica Gilmore
Erica Gilmore (D)
 
99.2
 
48,287
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
394

Total votes: 48,681
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee

Incumbent Erica Gilmore advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Erica Gilmore
Erica Gilmore
 
99.5
 
36,723
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
167

Total votes: 36,890
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Judicial offices

Davidson County Juvenile Court

General election

General election for Davidson County Juvenile Court

Incumbent Sheila Calloway won election in the general election for Davidson County Juvenile Court on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sheila Calloway (D)
 
99.4
 
47,559
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
265

Total votes: 47,824
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court

Incumbent Sheila Calloway advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Juvenile Court on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sheila Calloway
 
99.7
 
35,603
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
109

Total votes: 35,712
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20th Judicial District Chancery Court

General election

20th Judicial District Chancery Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Part I

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Head Moskal (i)

Part II

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Martin (i)

Part III

Green check mark transparent.pngI'Ashea Myles  Candidate Connection

Leroy Ellis (Independent) (Write-in)

Part IV

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell T. Perkins (i)

Primary

20th Judicial District Chancery Court primary, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Part I

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Head Moskal (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Part II

Green check mark transparent.pngAnne Martin (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Part III

Green check mark transparent.pngI'Ashea Myles  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


Part IV

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell T. Perkins (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.



20th Judicial District Circuit Court

General election

20th Judicial District Circuit Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Briley

Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda McClendon (i)

Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Robinson (i)

Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip E. Smith (i)

Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph P. Binkley (i)

Division VI

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas White Brothers (i)

Division VII

Green check mark transparent.pngAndra Hedrick

Division VIII

Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Ingram

Primary

20th Judicial District Circuit Court primary, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Briley
Wendy Longmire

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngAmanda McClendon (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Robinson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip E. Smith (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph P. Binkley (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VI

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas White Brothers (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VII

Larry H. Hagar
Green check mark transparent.pngAndra Hedrick
John Manson

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VIII

Kelvin Jones (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngLynne Ingram

The Republican primary was canceled.



20th Judicial District Criminal Court

General election

20th Judicial District Criminal Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve R. Dozier (i)

Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelita Blackshear Dalton (i)

Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl A. Blackburn (i)

Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Smith (i)

Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngKhadija Babb

Division VI

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Chappell

Primary

20th Judicial District Criminal Court primary, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve R. Dozier (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngAngelita Blackshear Dalton (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngCheryl A. Blackburn (i)
Kyle Parks

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Smith (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division V

Monte D. Watkins (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngKhadija Babb

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VI

Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Chappell
Seth Norman
Tillman Payne
Marcus Shute Jr.

The Republican primary was canceled.



Davidson County General Sessions Court

General election

Davidson County General Sessions Court general election, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngGale B. Robinson (i)

Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Blackburn (i)

Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngAna Escobar (i)

Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngAllegra Walker (i)

Division IX

Green check mark transparent.pngLynda Jones (i)  Candidate Connection

Brian Horowitz  Candidate Connection

Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Kimbrough Hayes  Candidate Connection

Division VI

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Todd

Division VII

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Floyd  Candidate Connection

Division VIII

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Bell (i)

Division X

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Coleman (i)

Division XI

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Aaron Holt (i)

Primary

Davidson County General Sessions Court primary, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngGale B. Robinson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division II

Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Blackburn (i)
Kenneth Redditt

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngAna Escobar (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngAllegra Walker (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division IX

Green check mark transparent.pngLynda Jones (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Horowitz  Candidate Connection

Division V

Dianne Turner (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Kimbrough Hayes  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VI

Frank Mondelli
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Todd
Paul Walwyn

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VII

Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Floyd  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division VIII

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Bell (i)
Erin Coleman

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division X

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Coleman (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


Division XI

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Aaron Holt (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.



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About the city

See also: Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is a city in Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. In 1962, the governments of the city of Nashville and Davidson County merged to form the Nashville-Davidson Metro Government. As of 2020, its population was 715,884.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Nashville uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee
Population 715,884 6,910,840
Land area (sq mi) 503 41,232
Race and ethnicity**
White 62.8% 76.7%
Black/African American 26.9% 16.7%
Asian 3.6% 1.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 2.8% 1.5%
Multiple 3.7% 2.9%
Hispanic/Latino 10.3% 5.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.7% 88.2%
College graduation rate 43.3% 28.2%
Income
Median household income $62,515 $54,833
Persons below poverty level 14.2% 14.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


See also

Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee Municipal government Other local coverage
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