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City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)
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| 2023 Nashville elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: May 18, 2023 |
| General election: August 3, 2023 Runoff election: September 14, 2023 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor, vice mayor, and city council |
| Total seats up: 42 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2023 |
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held general elections for mayor, vice mayor, and city council on August 3, 2023. A runoff election was scheduled for September 14, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was May 18, 2023.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Vice-Mayor
General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor
Angie Henderson defeated incumbent Jim Shulman in the general election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor on August 3, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angie Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 45,860 |
 | Jim Shulman (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 42,034 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 790 | ||
| Total votes: 88,684 | |||
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Metro Council
General runoff election
Nashville Metro Council general runoff election, 2023 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| at-large (5 seats) |
 Burkley Allen (i)Delishia Porterfield (i)Russ Pulley (i) Jeff Syracuse (i) Chris Cheng Quin Evans-Segall Olivia Hill Howard Jones |
| District 4 |
Davette Blalock Mike Cortese |
| District 11 |
Jeff Eslick Eric Patton |
| District 29 |
Tasha Ellis John Reed |
Note: Because Zulfat Suara received more than 10% of the vote in the general election, she won the election and did not need to advance to the general runoff. Four seats were elected in the general runoff election.[1]
General election
Note: Because Zulfat Suara received more than 10% of the vote in the general election, she won the election and did not need to advance to the general runoff. Four seats were elected in the general runoff election.[1]
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Tennessee elections, 2023
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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 | ||
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| 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
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