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Nashville's first female mayor and Buffalo Democratic primaries; September 10 municipal elections in review
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September 11, 2015
By Ballotpedia's Municipal government team
Elections were held yesterday in two of America's 100 largest cities: Nashville, Tennessee, and Buffalo, New York. Runoff elections in Nashville decided the mayoral race and 14 city council seats. Buffalo held two Democratic city council primaries to determine party nominees for the November general election.
Nashville, Tennessee
On Thursday night, Nashville elected the first female mayor in city history. At-large council member Megan Barry defeated former Metropolitan Nashville School Board chairman David Fox by a margin of nearly 10 percentage points.[1]
The runoff election also brought campaigns for 14 city council seats to an end. Of the five at-large seats, only one went to someone currently serving on the city council; Erica Gilmore of District 19 was the only one to successfully navigate both the general and runoff elections. Four sitting council members lost in the general election, while another four were defeated in the runoff election.[1]
| Nashville Mayor Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Megan Barry |
54.8% | 60,519 | |
| David Fox | 45% | 49,694 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 241 | |
| Total Votes | 110,454 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| 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 District 1 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Loniel Greene, Jr. |
50.4% | 2,064 | |
| Nick Leonardo | 49.5% | 2,027 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 4,099 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 2 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| DeCosta Hastings |
54.5% | 1,349 | |
| Robert "Bobby" Stockard | 45.4% | 1,123 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 2,475 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 3 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Brenda Haywood |
54.9% | 1,675 | |
| Terry Clayton | 44.9% | 1,371 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 3,052 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 5 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Scott Davis Incumbent |
52.1% | 1,081 | |
| Sarah Martin | 47.7% | 990 | |
| Write-in | 0.2% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 2,075 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 8 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nancy VanReece |
59.3% | 1,347 | |
| Chris Swann | 40.4% | 918 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 2,273 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 13 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Holly Huezo |
52.8% | 907 | |
| Mark Cole | 46.9% | 805 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 6 | |
| Total Votes | 1,718 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 17 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Colby Sledge |
55.5% | 1,357 | |
| Paula Foster | 44.1% | 1,077 | |
| Write-in | 0.4% | 9 | |
| Total Votes | 2,443 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 20 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mary Carolyn Roberts |
51.7% | 981 | |
| Marisa Frank | 48.1% | 912 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 1,898 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
| Nashville City Council District 23 Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Mina Johnson |
58.9% | 3,381 | |
| Jim Roberts | 40.6% | 2,327 | |
| Write-in | 0.5% | 30 | |
| Total Votes | 5,738 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 | |||
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo held two Democratic primary elections for its city council. An incumbent ran in one of these races, and three candidates ran in each primary.
In the Democratic primary for the Fillmore District, incumbent David A. Franczyk defeated challengers Samuel A. Herbert and Joseph A. Mascia by collecting 56 percent of the vote. No incumbent ran in the Masten District Democratic primary. Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. won the primary, defeating Sharon Belton-Cottman and Lamone Gibson with 48 percent of the vote.[2]
| Buffalo City Council, Fillmore District Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
David A. Franczyk Incumbent |
55.1% | 621 | ||
| Samuel A. Herbert | 27.7% | 312 | ||
| Joseph A. Mascia | 13.9% | 157 | ||
| Write-in votes | 3.4% | 38 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,128 | |||
| Source: Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015 | ||||
| Buffalo City Council, Masten District Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. |
46.1% | 1,110 | ||
| Sharon M. Belton-Cottman | 41.7% | 1,004 | ||
| Lamone Gibson | 10.7% | 257 | ||
| Write-in votes | 1.5% | 35 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,406 | |||
| Source: Eerie County Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed September 10, 2015 | ||||
See also
- Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- Buffalo, New York municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
- City of Nashville Election Commission - Unofficial runoff election results
- Eerie County Board of Elections - Unofficial primary election results
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