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Municipal elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2017)
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| 2017 Nashville elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 6, 2017 |
| General election: August 15, 2017 Runoff election: September 19, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City Council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
According to section 15.03 of the city charter, a special election was necessary to fill this vacancy since at the time of Coleman's resignation there was more than 12 months until the next general city election in August 2019. The city's charter also states that if no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast in a special election, a runoff election is to be held five weeks later.[5]
Elections
Special election runoff
Antoinette Lee defeated Tim Herndon in the runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 33.
| Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election Runoff, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Antoinette Lee |
54.81% | 655 |
| Tim Herndon | 45.19% | 540 |
| Total Votes | 1,195 | |
| Source: Nashville.gov, "September 19 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed September 19, 2017 | ||
Special election
Early voting for this election took place at the main office of the Davidson County Election Commission in Nashville from July 26, 2017, through August 10, 2017. A total of 360 early votes were cast during this period. The most recent regular election for this seat was on August 6, 2015. During that contest, there were a total of 1,251 early votes, which represented 51 percent of the 2,435 total votes cast. The total number of registered voters in District 33 for this special election is 11,267.[6][7]
Antoinette Lee and Tim Herndon defeated Jack Byrd III, Martez Coleman, and Michael Mayhew in the Nashville Metro Council District 33 special election.[8]
| Nashville Metro Council District 33, Special Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Antoinette Lee |
39.04% | 415 |
| Tim Herndon |
37.82% | 402 |
| Jack Byrd III | 12.79% | 136 |
| Martez Coleman | 6.59% | 70 |
| Michael Mayhew | 3.76% | 40 |
| Total Votes | 1,063 | |
| Source: Nashville.gov, "August 15 Election Results," accessed September 14, 2017 | ||
Past elections
2015
District 33
Note: Incumbent Robert Duvall was term-limited. He ran for election to an at-large seat.
| Nashville City Council District 33 General Election, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Sam Coleman |
71% | 1,730 | |
| Jimmy Gafford | 28.7% | 699 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 2,435 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Additional elections on the ballot
This special election did not coincide with any other elections.
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 2010, its population was 626,681.
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 | 626,681 | 6,346,105 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 503 | 41,237 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 64% | 77.6% |
| Black/African American | 27.1% | 16.8% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| Multiple | 2.6% | 2.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 10.2% | 5.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.1% | 87.5% |
| College graduation rate | 41.7% | 27.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $60,388 | $53,320 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.9% | 15.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nashville.gov, "August 15 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "September 19 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed September 19, 2017
- ↑ Tennessean, "Metro Council picks Sam Coleman to replace former Nashville judge Casey Moreland," May 16, 2017
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "Metropolitan Special Election for Council District 33," accessed July 19, 2017
- ↑ Charter of the metropolitan government of Nashville and Davidson county, Tennessee, "Sec. 15.03. Special elections," accessed July 16, 2017
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "Davidson County Election Commission, Early Voting (In Person)," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "Davidson County Election Commission, August 6 Election Results (Unofficial)," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Nashville.gov, "Metropolitan Special Election for Council District 33, Sample Ballot" accessed July 20, 2017
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