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Howard Gentry
Howard Gentry (Democratic Party) is the Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2014. His current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Gentry (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Biography
Gentry earned his B.S. and M.S. from Tennessee State University. His professional experience includes working as a radio broadcaster and athletic director and VP for Community Relations and Development at Tennessee State University.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Howard Gentry won election in the general election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Howard Gentry (D) | 99.4 | 50,121 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 279 | ||
| Total votes: 50,400 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Howard Gentry advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Gentry | 99.8 | 37,973 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 38,060 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Davidson County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Howard Gentry won election in the general election for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Gentry (D) | 99.4 | 83,464 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 470 | ||
| Total votes: 83,934 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Howard Gentry defeated Steven Murff in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Howard Gentry | 82.0 | 58,000 |
 | Steven Murff | 18.0 | 12,703 | |
| Total votes: 70,703 | |||
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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 the mayoral race, candidates included Megan Barry, Charles Robert Bone, David Fox, Bill Freeman, Howard Gentry, Jeremy Kane and Linda Eskind Rebrovick. In the general election, Barry and Fox advanced to the runoff election.[2] Barry defeated Fox in the runoff election.[3] Incumbent Karl Dean was term-limited.[4]
| 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 Mayor General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Megan Barry |
23.5% | 24,553 | |
| David Fox |
22.8% | 23,754 | |
| Bill Freeman | 21.4% | 22,308 | |
| Howard Gentry | 11.6% | 12,110 | |
| Charles Robert Bone | 10.5% | 10,962 | |
| Linda Eskind Rebrovick | 5.6% | 5,827 | |
| Jeremy Kane | 4.6% | 4,767 | |
| Write-in | 0.1% | 62 | |
| Total Votes | 93,687 | ||
| Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Howard Gentry did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ howardgentryformayor.com, "Meet Howard," accessed July 17, 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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