American election in Tennessee
2023 Nashville mayoral election Turnout 20.52% pp [1] Votes counted as of (({last_update))} (({time_zone))}
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First round results by precinct Runoff results by precinct First-round results by precinct O'Connell: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Rolli: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% >90%Wiltshire: 20–30% 30–40%Hurt: 20–30% 30–40%Wilhoite: 20–30% 30–40%Runoff results by precinct O'Connell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Rolli: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% No data
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The 2023 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 3, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Nashville, Tennessee . Incumbent Democratic [2] John Cooper did not seek re-election to a second term in office. All Nashville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan , but candidates can be affiliated with a political party.
A wide field of candidates ran to succeed Cooper, with Democratic metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell and Republican political consultant Alice Rolli advancing to the runoff because no candidate surpassed 50%. The runoff was held on September 14, 2023. Candidates that were eliminated in the general election included former city official Matt Wiltshire, state senators Heidi Campbell and Jeff Yarbro , and at-large metro councilmember Sharon Hurt.
O'Connell was considered one of the more progressive figures in Nashville politics and is known for his vocal opposition to the use of public funds to build the Nissan Stadium .[3] Bill Haslam and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander .[4]
Rolli was considered an underdog in the runoff due to her status as a Republican in a heavily Democratic city. In the 60 years since the city of Nashville was consolidated with Davidson County in 1963, it has never elected a Republican mayor.[4] Joe Biden won the city with 64% of the vote in the 2020 presidential election .[5]
As expected, O'Connell won the runoff in a landslide, becoming the 10th mayor of metro Nashville.[6]
First round
First round endorsements
John Cooper (not running)
Heidi Campbell
State senators State representatives Local officials Organizations Labor unions Individuals Sharon Hurt
State legislators Local officials Freddie O'Connell
State legislators Metro councilmembers Erin Evans, District 12 (2019–present)[32]
Jacob Kleinfelter, District 34 (1995–1999)[29]
Kristine Lalonde, District 18, (2007–2011)[29]
Bob Mendes, at-large (2015–present)[32]
Sean Parker, District 5 (2019–present)[32]
Dave Rosenberg, District 35 (2015–present)[32]
Sandra Sepulveda, District 30 (2019–present)[32]
Charlie Tygard, at-large (2007–2015) and District 35 (2002–2007) (co-endorsement with Hurt and Wiltshire) [29]
Lynn Williams, District 34 (1999–2007)[29] Local officials Organizations Labor unions Alice Rolli
Local officials Organizations Individuals Vivian Wilhoite
State officials Local officials Organizations Labor unions Matt Wiltshire
State legislators Metro councilmembers George Armistead, at-large (1987–1999)[28]
Phil Claiborne, District 15 (2007–2015)[28]
Stewart Clifton, District 18 (1987–1999)[28]
Jacobia Dowell, District 32 (2011–2019)[28]
Jamie Isabell, District 2 (2003–2007)[28]
Sean McGuire, District 25 (2007–2015)[28]
Robert Nash, District 27 (2019–present)[28]
Doug Pardue, District 10 (2011–2019)[28]
Phil Ponder, District 12 (1995–2003)[28]
Bill Pridemore, District 9 (2011–2019)[28]
John Rutherford, District 31 (2019–present)[28]
Carter Todd, District 34 (2007–2015)[28]
Charlie Tygard, at-large (2007–2015) and District 35 (2002–2007)[28] (co-endorsement with Hurt and O'Connell) [29]
Nancy VanReece, District 8 (2015–present)[28]
Chris Whitson, District 23 (2003–2005)[28] Local officials Organizations Jeff Yarbro
U.S. Representatives State legislators Metro councilmembers Larry Hagar, District 11 (2015–present)[29] Organizations Labor unions
First round polling
Graph of polling for the first round as of August 2, 2023
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Marginof error
Fran
Heidi
Jim
Sharon
Freddie
Alice
Vivian
Matt
Jeff
Other/
VictoryPhones (R) [a] July 25–27, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
0.8%
5.9%
–
3.6%
25.4%
18.8%
3.4%
14.6%
13.1%
14.5%
GBAO Strategies (D) [b] July 17–19, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
–
8%
–
6%
21%
13%
4%
10%
12%
25%
July 17
Gingrich withdraws from the race
Music City Research [c] July 5–6, 2023
502 (LV)
± 4.2%
–
7%
4%
3%
20%
13%
3%
15%
6%
30%
Public Policy Polling (D) [d] June 2–4, 2023
400 (LV)
± 4.2%
–
8%
3%
7%
10%
4%
–
8%
9%
51% [e]
VictoryPhones (R) [a] May 2–4, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
2%
21.9%
4.2%
6.7%
15.6%
4%
3.2%
6.6%
17%
18.8%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin
Hal
John
Matt
Undecided
Impact Research [f] April 6–11, 2022
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
38%
28%
13%
21%
First round results
2023 Nashville mayoral election results (first round)[44]
Candidate
Votes
%
Freddie O'Connell
27,503
27.14
Alice Rolli
20,472
20.20
Matthew Wiltshire
17,193
16.97
Jeff Yarbro
12,356
12.19
Heidi Campbell
8,337
8.23
Sharon Hurt
6,104
6.02
Vivian Willhoite
4,758
4.70
Jim Gingrich
1,668
1.65
Natisha Brooks
1,458
1.44
Stephanie Johnson
581
0.57
Fran Bush
503
0.50
Bernie Cox
322
0.32
Write-in 80
0.07
Total votes
101,335
100.00
Runoff
Runoff endorsements
Endorsements in bold were made after the first round.
Freddie O'Connell
State senators State representatives Metro councilmembers Erin Evans, District 12 (2019–present)[32]
Jacob Kleinfelter, District 34 (1995–1999)[29]
Kristine Lalonde, District 18, (2007–2011)[29]
Bob Mendes, at-large (2015–present)[32]
Sean Parker, District 5 (2019–present)[32]
Dave Rosenberg, District 35 (2015–present)[32]
Sandra Sepulveda, District 30 (2019–present)[32]
Charlie Tygard, at-large (2007–2015) and District 35 (2002–2007)[29]
Lynn Williams, District 34 (1999–2007)[29] Local officials Jim Speering, former Metro Nashville School Board member from the 3rd district (2012–2020)[28]
Matt Wiltshire , Former Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency chief strategy officer and 2023 Mayoral Candidate[46] Individuals Organizations Labor unions Alice Rolli
Local officials Organizations Individuals
Runoff polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Marginof error
Freddie
Alice
Other/
Show Me Victories (D)
August 11–16, 2023
430 (RV)
± 3.8%
58%
40%
2%
Runoff results
2023 Nashville mayoral election results (runoff)[52]
Candidate
Votes
%
Freddie O'Connell
72,989
63.85
Alice Rolli
41,205
36.04
Write-in 123
0.11
Total votes
114,317
100.00
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