Ruby Baker
Ruby Baker ran for election to the Nashville Metro Council to represent District 1 in Tennessee. Baker lost in the general election on August 3, 2023.
Baker was a 2015 candidate for District 1 of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on August 6, 2015.
Biography
Baker attended Nashville State Community College. She is a Certified Administrative Professional and Tennessee Notary Public. Her experience includes serving as president of the Bordeaux Hills Residential Association, director of the Bordeaux Hills Neighborhood Watch Program, board member of the Emergency Communications District Board, member of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhoods (MOON) Committee and president of the Bordeaux Hills Disaster Relief Fund, Inc.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)
General election
General election for Nashville Metro Council District 1
Joy Smith Kimbrough defeated Ruby Baker, Rob Harris, Timothy Thompson, and Sean Dailey in the general election for Nashville Metro Council District 1 on August 3, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joy Smith Kimbrough (Nonpartisan) | 59.5 | 2,119 | |
 | Ruby Baker (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 681 | |
| Rob Harris (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 413 | ||
| Timothy Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 5.8 | 208 | ||
| Sean Dailey (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 125 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 3,562 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Baker in this election.
2018
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 1
Jonathan Hall defeated Judy Cummings in the special general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council District 1 on June 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jonathan Hall (Nonpartisan) | 57.8 | 1,067 |
| Judy Cummings (Nonpartisan) | 41.9 | 774 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,847 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 1
Jonathan Hall and Judy Cummings advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gwen Brown-Felder, Ruby Baker, and Sylvester Armor in the special general election for Nashville Metro Council District 1 on May 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Hall (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 1,091 |
| ✔ | Judy Cummings (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 886 | |
| Gwen Brown-Felder (Nonpartisan) | 14.4 | 458 | ||
| Ruby Baker (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 371 | |
| Sylvester Armor (Nonpartisan) | 11.1 | 354 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 3,190 | |||
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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 District 1, candidates included Sylvester Armor, Ruby Baker, Rueben Dockery, Loniel Greene, Jr., Nick Leonardo, Lethia Mann, John H. Montgomery, Jonathan Richardson and Roosevelt Williamson. Leonardo and Green advanced to the runoff election.[2] Greene defeated Leonardo in the runoff election.[3] Incumbent Lonnell Matthews, Jr. was term-limited. He ran for election to an at-large seat.[4]
| 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 1 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nick Leonardo |
32.8% | 1,363 | |
| Loniel Greene, Jr. |
31.4% | 1,307 | |
| Ruby Baker | 13% | 541 | |
| Sylvester Armor | 7.6% | 317 | |
| Roosevelt Williamson | 6.3% | 264 | |
| Rueben Dockery | 4.1% | 170 | |
| John H. Montgomery | 2.4% | 101 | |
| Jonathan Richardson | 2.2% | 91 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 5 | |
| Total Votes | 3,792 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ruby Baker did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Ruby Baker for Council, "About Ruby," accessed July 27, 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
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