2015 Nashville mayoral election

2015 Nashville mayoral election

August 6, 2015 (first round) September 10, 2015 (runoff) Officially nonpartisan
Turnout	28.39% (first round) 8.68 pp 29.63% (runoff) 1.24 pp[1]
Candidate Megan Barry David Fox Bill Freeman Party Democratic Republican Democratic First round 24,553 23.53% 23,754 22.77% 22,308 21.38% Runoff 60,519 54.79% 49,694 44.99% Eliminated   Candidate Howard Gentry Jr. Charles Robert Bone Linda Eskind Rebrovick Party Democratic Democratic Republican First round 12,110 11.61% 10,962 10.51% 5,827 5.59% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated
First round results by precinct Runoff results by precinct First-round results by precinct Barry:      <10%      10–20%      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60% Fox:      <10%      10–20%      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Freeman:      <10%      10–20%      20–30%      30–40% Gentry:      <10%      10–20%      20–30%      40–50%      70–80% Bone:      <10%      No data Runoff results by precinct Barry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Fox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No data
Mayor before election Karl Dean Democratic Elected mayor Megan Barry Democratic

The 2015 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 6, 2015, to elect the next mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Karl Dean was term limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.[2] Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held. In the runoff election, Democratic candidate Megan Barry was elected with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Candidate David Fox.[3][4]

All Nashville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but each candidate was affiliated with a political party.

Candidates

Advanced to the runoff

• Megan Barry, Metropolitan Councilmember[5]
• David Fox, former chairman of the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Board[6][7]

Eliminated in the first round

• Bill Freeman, real estate executive, former treasurer of the Tennessee Democratic Party and former director of Development for the Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency[8]
• Bobby Bones, National Radio Personality[9]
• Charles Robert Bone, attorney and businessman[10]
• Howard Gentry, Davidson County Criminal Court Clerk, former Vice Mayor and candidate for Mayor in 2007[11][12][13][14]
• Jeremy Kane, charter school founder[15]
• Linda Eskind Rebrovick, businesswoman[16][17]

Potential

• Stuart Brunson, former Deputy Governor of Tennessee[12]
• Butch Eley, businessman[11]
• Frank Garrison, businessman[18]
• Jason Holleman, Metropolitan Councilmember[11]
• Ronnie Steine, Metropolitan Councilmember and former Vice Mayor[11]
• Carter Todd, Metropolitan Councilmember[19]
• Mike Turner, state representative[20]

Declined

• Daron Hall, Davidson County Sheriff[21]
• Torry Johnson, Davidson County District Attorney[12]
• Jerry Maynard, Metropolitan Councilmember[22]
• Diane Neighbors, Vice Mayor of Nashville and former Metropolitan Councilmember[21]
• Bill Purcell, former Mayor[11]
• Ralph Schulz, President and CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce[11]
• Jeff Yarbro, state senator[11]

Results

First round

Election Results
August 6, 2015[23]

Candidate		Votes	%
Megan Barry		24,553	23.53%
David A. Fox		23,754	22.77%
Bill Freeman		22,308	21.38%
Howard Gentry Jr.		12,110	11.61%
Charles Robert Bone		10,962	10.51%
Linda Eskind Rebrovick		5,827	5.59%
Jeremy Kane		4,767	4.57%
Write-in		62	0.06%
Total votes		104,343	100.00%

Runoff

No candidates received the required majority for the election. Therefore, a runoff election took place on September 10, 2015, between the two candidates receiving the most votes, Megan Barry and David Fox.

Democrat Megan Barry defeated Republican David Fox by a 9.8% margin.

2015 Nashville mayoral election results (runoff)[24]

Candidate		Votes	%
Megan Barry		60,519	54.79
David A. Fox		49,694	44.99
Write-in		241	0.22
Total votes		110,454	100.00

See also

• 2015 Knoxville mayoral election
• 2015 Memphis mayoral election

References

1. "Election Statistics | Nashville.gov". www.nashville.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
2. "Nashville 2015 mayor's race chatter begins". The Tennessean. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
3. Garrison, Joey. "Megan Barry elected Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
4. Linebaugh, Mack (September 11, 2015). "Nashville's Mayoral Runoff 2015: Live Updates". WPLN News. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
5. "With little more than a year until Election Day, the 2015 mayoral race is taking shape". Nashville Scene. July 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
6. "David Fox officially joins Nashville mayor's race". The Tennessean. July 21, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
7. Garrison, Joey. "David Fox goes against the grain in mayoral race". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
8. "Bill Freeman to run for Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
9. Bobby Bones campaign image
10. "Attorney Charles Robert Bone announces run for mayor". The Tennessean. May 8, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
11. "Nashville 2015 mayor's race chatter begins". The Tennessean. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
12. "Torry Johnson: I won't run for mayor". The Tennessean. May 21, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
13. "Howard Gentry, Jerry Maynard still weighing runs for Nashville mayor". The Tennessean. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
14. "All bets are off in Nashville mayor's race". The Tennessean. January 31, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
15. "LEAD charter founder Jeremy Kane announces mayoral bid". The Tennessean. July 24, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
16. "Linda Rebrovick joins Nashville mayor's race". The Tennessean. September 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
17. "Linda Rebrovick to use Eskind name in mayor's race". The Tennessean. January 13, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
18. "Who's behind that phone poll about the 2015 mayoral race?". Nashville Scene. April 18, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
19. "Council's Carter Todd not ruling out '15 mayoral run". The Tennessean. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
20. "#MayoralChatter: Mike Turner Undecided On Run — But He Likes His Chances". Nashville Scene. April 18, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
21. "Sheriff Daron Hall won't run for mayor in 2015". The Tennessean. September 25, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
22. "Jerry Maynard decides against Nashville mayoral bid". The Tennessean. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
23. "August 6 Election Results (Unofficial)". Davidson County Election Commission. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
24. "2015 Nashville mayoral runoff". Retrieved May 6, 2016.