Denise Bentley

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Denise Bentley

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Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 1, 2019

Education

Bachelor's

Fisk University

Law

Vanderbilt Law School

Personal

Profession

Executive Director

Denise Bentley ran for election to the Nashville Metro Council to represent District 21 in Tennessee. Bentley lost in the general election on August 1, 2019.

Biography

Bentley earned degrees from Fisk University and Vanderbilt Law School. Her professional experience includes working as executive director of Tennessee Youth Courts, a nonprofit focused on juvenile delinquency prevention and intervention. She has also been involved with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Tennessee State Guard, Community Outreach Partnership with Vanderbilt, the Advisory Board for Post Secondary Education, Metro Nashville Public Schools, and the Tennessee Bar Association.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 21

Brandon Taylor defeated incumbent Edward Kindall in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 21 on September 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Taylor (Nonpartisan)	54.4	958
		Edward Kindall (Nonpartisan)	45.3	799
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	5

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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council District 21

Incumbent Edward Kindall and Brandon Taylor advanced to a runoff. They defeated Denise Bentley, Melissa Covington, and Ted Chapin in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 21 on August 1, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Edward Kindall (Nonpartisan)	35.7	654
✔		Brandon Taylor (Nonpartisan)	33.2	608
	Submit photo	Denise Bentley (Nonpartisan)	18.0	329
		Melissa Covington (Nonpartisan)	7.6	139
		Ted Chapin (Nonpartisan)	5.0	92
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,830
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Campaign themes

2019

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