Erica Gilmore
2020 - Present
2026
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Erica Gilmore (Democratic Party) is the Davidson County Trustee in Tennessee. She assumed office on August 15, 2020. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Gilmore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Davidson County Trustee in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Gilmore was a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. Gilmore lost the general special election on May 24, 2018.
Biography
Gilmore is from Nashville, Tennessee. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Howard University, and a master's degree in English from Tennessee State University. Her professional experience includes teaching at Fisk University and Nashville State Community College.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Erica Gilmore | 99.5 | 36,723 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 167 | ||
| Total votes: 36,890 | |||
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2020
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2020)
General election
General election for Davidson County Trustee
Erica Gilmore won election in the general election for Davidson County Trustee on August 6, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erica Gilmore (D) | 97.8 | 90,312 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 2,051 | ||
| Total votes: 92,363 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee
Erica Gilmore defeated incumbent Parker Toler in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Erica Gilmore | 78.2 | 60,776 |
| Parker Toler | 21.4 | 16,619 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 344 | ||
| Total votes: 77,739 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor
Incumbent Jim Shulman defeated Robert Sawyers Sr. in the general election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor on August 1, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Shulman (Nonpartisan) | 80.4 | 68,097 |
| Robert Sawyers Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 15,327 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 1,238 | ||
| Total votes: 84,662 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)
2018
General election
Special general election for Mayor of Nashville
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of Nashville on May 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Briley (Nonpartisan) | 54.4 | 44,845 |
 | Carol Swain (Nonpartisan) | 22.9 | 18,850 | |
| Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 4,608 | |
 | Harold Love (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 4,349 | |
 | Ralph Bristol (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 4,341 | |
 | Jeff Obafemi Carr (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 3,790 | |
| David Hiland (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 325 | ||
| Ludye Wallace (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 324 | ||
| Carlin Alford (Nonpartisan) | 0.3 | 243 | ||
| Albert Hacker (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 169 | ||
 | Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 168 | |
 | Jeffrey Napier (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 141 | |
 | Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 93 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 122 | ||
| Total votes: 82,368 | |||
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2015
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and metro council on August 6, 2015. A runoff election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 21, 2015. All 41 metro council seats—including the office of vice mayor—were up for election. In the race for five open at-large seats, candidates included Buddy Baker, Jody Ball, Karen Bennett, Al Carota, Erin Coleman, John Cooper, Elizabeth Dachowski, Adam Dread, Robert Duvall, Leroy Johnny Ellis, Erica Gilmore, Ronnie Greer, Sr., Frank Harrison, Jason Holleman, Martin Holsinger, Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr., Walter Hunt, Sharon W Hurt, Ken Jakes, James Keeton, John Lasiter, Don Majors, Lonnell Matthews, Jr., Bob Mendes, Sandra Moore and Jim Shulman. Bennett, Coleman, Cooper, Duvall, Gilmore, Holleman, Hurt, Matthews, Mendes and Shulman advanced to the runoff election.[2] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.[3] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.[4]
| Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 John Cooper |
14.5% | 56,802 | |
| Erica Gilmore |
12.8% | 49,996 | |
| Bob Mendes |
10.5% | 41,160 | |
| Sharon W Hurt |
9.8% | 38,317 | |
| Jim Shulman |
9.6% | 37,676 | |
| Erin Coleman | 8.9% | 34,877 | |
| Karen Bennett | 8.5% | 33,052 | |
| Lonnell Matthews, Jr. | 8.4% | 32,807 | |
| Robert Duvall | 8.2% | 31,925 | |
| Jason Holleman | 8.1% | 31,763 | |
| Write-in | 0.5% | 2,122 | |
| Total Votes | 223,951 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Erica Gilmore |
9.6% | 36,675 | |
| John Cooper |
9.2% | 35,080 | |
| Bob Mendes |
6.5% | 24,581 | |
| Jim Shulman |
5.7% | 21,869 | |
| Sharon W Hurt |
5.3% | 20,086 | |
| Robert Duvall |
5% | 18,877 | |
| Lonnell Matthews, Jr. |
4.7% | 18,064 | |
| Karen Bennett |
4.6% | 17,390 | |
| Jason Holleman |
4.4% | 16,612 | |
| Erin Coleman |
4.3% | 16,557 | |
| Don Majors | 4.3% | 16,214 | |
| Adam Dread | 4.2% | 16,146 | |
| Walter Hunt | 4.2% | 16,090 | |
| Sandra Moore | 3.9% | 14,991 | |
| Buddy Baker | 3.3% | 12,695 | |
| Ronnie Greer, Sr. | 3.3% | 12,454 | |
| Ken Jakes | 3.1% | 11,922 | |
| Frank Harrison | 2.5% | 9,659 | |
| John Lasiter | 2.4% | 9,151 | |
| Elizabeth Dachowski | 2.2% | 8,525 | |
| Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr. | 2% | 7,738 | |
| Jody Ball | 1.5% | 5,709 | |
| James Keeton | 1.1% | 4,026 | |
| Leroy Johnny Ellis | 1% | 3,880 | |
| Martin Holsinger | 0.6% | 2,245 | |
| Al Carota | 0.6% | 2,097 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 1,374 | |
| Total Votes | 138,291 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2019
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Personal
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Gilmore has one child.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Erica Gilmore campaign website, "About Erica Gilmore," accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Parker Toler |
Davidson County Trustee 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Nashville Metro Council At large 2015-2019 |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Nashville Metro Council District 19 2007-2015 |
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