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Revision as of 18:46, 24 March 2022

Karen Johnson (Democratic Party) is the Davidson County Register of Deeds in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Davidson County Register of Deeds in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.

Johnson is a former member of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee, representing District 29 from 2011 to 2018.

Biography

Johnson earned a bachelor's degree in business from Tennessee State University. She earned an MBA from Trevecca Nazarene University. Johnson's career experience includes working in human resources with Mercy Health Services, in human resources management with the State of Tennessee, Hospital Corporation of America, and Shoney's Inc. On May 17, 2019, Johnson was designated as a certified public administrator with the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service CTAS.[1] On January 10, 2022, Johnson was designated as a certified public manager with the Tennessee Certified Public Manager (CPM), which is accredited by the National Certified Public Manager Consortium.[2]

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)

General election

General election for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Karen Johnson won election in the general election for Davidson County Register of Deeds on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson (D)
 
99.4
 
48,026
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
283

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,309
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Incumbent Karen Johnson advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson
 
99.7
 
35,408
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
98

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,506
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

Karen Johnson won election in the general election for Davidson County Register of Deeds on August 2, 2018.

General election

General election for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson (D)
 
99.4
 
78,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
485

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 79,108
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Democratic primary election

Karen Johnson defeated Richard Exton and Pam Murray in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds on May 1, 2018.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Register of Deeds

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Karen Johnson
Karen Johnson
 
55.3
 
37,343
Image of Richard Exton
Richard Exton
 
31.2
 
21,055
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Pam Murray
 
13.6
 
9,183

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 67,581
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Republican primary election

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. 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 29, incumbent Karen Y. Johnson defeated Vicky Tataryn.[3][4]

Nashville City Council District 29 General Election, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngKaren Y. Johnson Incumbent 81.8% 1,988
Vicky Tataryn 18% 437
Write-in 0.2% 4
Total Votes 2,429
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

Endorsements

In 2015, Johnson's endorsements included the following:[5]

  • Women In Numbers
  • Nashville Fire Department
  • Nashville Police Department
  • Nashville Business Coalition
  • Service Employees International Union
  • Southeast Laborers' District Council

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Karen Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2015

Johnson's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]

“ I ask for your vote for re-election to continue our hard work to improve schools, invest in improvements to infrastructure, community supported growth that preserves our neighborhoods character with increased access to green space, returning retail to our area, supporting our police officers and firefighters, and supporting economic incentives that result in new and better paying jobs for everyone.[7] ”

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Karen Johnson," June 3, 2019
    2. ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Karen Johnson," February 16, 2022
    3. ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
    4. ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
    5. ↑ Official campaign website of Karen Y. Johnson, "Endorsements," accessed August 3, 2015
    6. ↑ Official campaign website of Karen Y. Johnson, "Issues," accessed August 3, 2015
    7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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