Karl Dean

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Karl Dean

Prior offices

Nashville Public Defender

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Mayor of Nashville

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

Columbia University

Law

Vanderbilt University

Personal

Profession

Attorney

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Karl Dean was the Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. Dean assumed office in 2007. Dean left office in 2015.

Dean (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Tennessee. Dean lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Dean obtained a B.A. from Columbia University and a J.D. from Vanderbilt University. His professional experience includes working as an attorney and as an adjunct professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Law.

Career

Below is an abbreviated outline of Dean's political career:

2007-2015: Mayor of Nasvhille
1990-2002: Nashville Public Defender

Elections

2018

See also: Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Tennessee on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee (R)	59.6	1,336,106
		Karl Dean (D)	38.6	864,863
	Submit photo	Sherry Clark (Independent)	0.2	5,198
	Submit photo	Mark Wright (Independent)	0.2	4,687
	Submit photo	Patrick Whitlock (Independent)	0.2	3,631
	Submit photo	Yvonne Neubert (Independent)	0.1	3,070
		Heather Scott (Independent)	0.1	2,969
	Submit photo	Mark Brown (Independent)	0.1	2,841
	Submit photo	Joe Wilmoth (Independent)	0.1	2,444
	Submit photo	George Blackwell Smith IV (Independent)	0.1	1,550
	Submit photo	Cory King (Independent)	0.1	1,502
	Submit photo	Tracy Yaste Tisdale (Independent)	0.1	1,396
	Submit photo	Justin Cornett (Independent)	0.1	1,217
		Chad Riden (Independent)	0.0	1,096
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Independent)	0.0	1,059
		Vinnie Vineyard (Independent)	0.0	1,012
		Rick Tyler (Independent)	0.0	981
		Gabriel Fancher (Independent)	0.0	869
	Submit photo	Sean Fleming (Independent)	0.0	814
	Submit photo	Alfred Rapoza (Independent)	0.0	800
	Submit photo	Jessie McDonald (Independent)	0.0	755
	Submit photo	Toney Mitchell (Independent)	0.0	739
	Submit photo	Mike Toews (Independent)	0.0	726
	Submit photo	Matthew Koch (Independent)	0.0	652
	Submit photo	Jeremy Allen Stephenson (Independent)	0.0	613
	Submit photo	Tommy McAnally (Independent)	0.0	609
	Submit photo	Jaron Weidner (Independent)	0.0	588
	Submit photo	William Helmstetter (Independent)	0.0	496
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	11

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,243,294
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee

Karl Dean defeated Craig Fitzhugh and Mezianne Vale Payne in the Democratic primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karl Dean	75.1	279,324
		Craig Fitzhugh	19.4	72,263
		Mezianne Vale Payne	5.4	20,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 371,840
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Tennessee on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Lee	36.7	289,699
		Randy Boyd	24.3	191,940
		Diane Black	23.0	181,719
		Beth Harwell	15.3	120,910
		Kay White	0.4	3,181
	Submit photo	Basil Marceaux	0.2	1,270

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 788,719
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2011

In the 2011 general election for Mayor of Nasvhille, Dean won re-election with almost %80 of the vote.

Mayor of Nasvhille, 2011
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Karl Dean Incumbent	77.2%	24,634
Marvin Barnes	7.2%	2,288
Bruce Casper	3.3%	1,040
James Keeton	11.4%	3,645
Write-ins	0.9%	300
Total Votes		31,907
Source: Nashville Election Commission 2011 Election Results

Personal

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Dean is married to Anne Davis, a Nashville attorney and law professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Law.

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See also

• Governor of Tennessee
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2018
• Nashville, Tennessee
• Cities in Tennessee

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Bill Purcell	Mayor of Nashville 2007–2015	Succeeded by Megan Barry