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Courtney Johnston
Courtney Johnston is a member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 26. She assumed office on September 28, 2019. Her current term ends in 2027.
Johnston (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican primary on August 1, 2024.
Biography
Johnston obtained a bachelor's degree in finance from Louisiana State University. As of the 2024 election, Johnston was a real estate agent with Synergy Realty. Her earlier professional experience includes owning Acklen Park Café and Catering and working as a debt reorganization specialist with Deutsche Bank.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Republican primary)
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District election, 2024 (August 1 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Andy Ogles defeated Maryam Abolfazli, Jim Larkin, Bob Titley, and Yomi Faparusi in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Ogles (R) | 56.9 | 205,075 |
 | Maryam Abolfazli (D)  | 39.5 | 142,387 | |
 | Jim Larkin (Independent) | 2.1 | 7,607 | |
 | Bob Titley (Independent) | 0.8 | 3,065 | |
 | Yomi Faparusi (Independent) | 0.7 | 2,580 | |
| Total votes: 360,714 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Maryam Abolfazli advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maryam Abolfazli | 100.0 | 29,242 |
| Total votes: 29,242 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arnie Malham (D)
- Kiran Sreepada (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5
Incumbent Andy Ogles defeated Courtney Johnston in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 5 on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Ogles | 56.5 | 32,062 |
 | Courtney Johnston | 43.5 | 24,646 | |
| Total votes: 56,708 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnston in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)
General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 26
Incumbent Courtney Johnston won election in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 26 on August 3, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 97.3 | 2,257 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.7 | 62 | ||
| Total votes: 2,319 | |||
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Endorsements
Johnston received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 26
Courtney Johnston defeated incumbent Jeremy Elrod in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 26 on September 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 54.7 | 1,436 |
 | Jeremy Elrod (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 1,189 | |
| Total votes: 2,625 | |||
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General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 26
Courtney Johnston and incumbent Jeremy Elrod advanced to a runoff. They defeated Chip Cruze in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 26 on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Courtney Johnston (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 1,100 |
| ✔ | | Jeremy Elrod (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 998 |
 | Chip Cruze (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 606 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 2,709 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Courtney Johnston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Courtney Johnston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Courtney Johnston did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Tennessee District 5 |
Officeholder Nashville Metro Council District 26 |
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Footnotes
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Nashville Metro Council District 26 2019-Present |
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