Robert Sawyers Sr.

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Robert Sawyers Sr.

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Last election

August 1, 2019

Robert Sawyers Sr. ran for election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor in Tennessee. Sawyers lost in the general election on August 1, 2019.

Sawyers was an independent candidate for Governor of Tennessee. Sawyers lost the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

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
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Nonpartisan)	18.1	15,327
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	1,238

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,662
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)

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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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent Brenda Gilmore defeated Robert Sawyers, Sr. in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 54 general election.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 54 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brenda Gilmore Incumbent	85.89%	19,782
	Independent	Robert Sawyers, Sr.	14.11%	3,251
Total Votes				23,033
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Incumbent Brenda Gilmore ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 54 Democratic primary.

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 54 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Brenda Gilmore Incumbent (unopposed)

2015

See also: Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 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 District 8, the candidates were Ramona L. Gholston, Nina Ground, Robert Sawyers, Sr., Chris Swann, Nancy VanReece and Danny Williams. VanReece and Swann advanced to the runoff election. VanReece defeated Swann in the runoff election. Incumbent Karen Bennett was term-limited. She ran for election to an at-large seat.

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 8 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Nancy VanReece	39%	871
Chris Swann	25%	558
Ramona L. Gholston	13.7%	307
Danny Williams	8.9%	199
Robert Sawyers, Sr.	8.4%	187
Nina Ground	4.7%	104
Write-in	0.4%	10
Total Votes		2,122
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

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