City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2020)

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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 19, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: August 6, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Assessor of property, county trustee, chancery court judge, criminal court judge
Total seats up: 4
Election type: Partisan
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Nashville, Tennessee, held general elections for assessor of property, county trustee, one chancery court judge, and one criminal court judge on August 6, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 19, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Tennessee modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures and voter identification rules for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Individuals "with a special vulnerability to COVID-19" and "caretakers for individuals with a special vulnerability to COVID-19" were deemed to meet the existing statutory criteria for absentee voting eligibility. A law requiring first-time voters to vote in person was temporarily suspended.

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Elections

Note: The city of Nashville operates under a consolidated government with Davidson County. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 35 numbered districts and five at-large districts within the county. The mayor is elected by the entire county. The cities of Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills, Goodlettsville, Oak Hill, and Ridgetop each have their own governing bodies, but residents are able to vote for the mayor of Nashville and the Metro Council.[1]


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Assessor of property

General election

General election for Davidson County Assessor

Incumbent Vivian Wilhoite won election in the general election for Davidson County Assessor on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Vivian Wilhoite (D)
 
97.8
 
91,179
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
2,018

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

Total votes: 93,197
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Assessor

Incumbent Vivian Wilhoite advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Assessor on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Vivian Wilhoite
Vivian Wilhoite
 
99.1
 
74,479
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
673

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

Total votes: 75,152
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County trustee

General election

General election for Davidson County Trustee

Erica Gilmore won election in the general election for Davidson County Trustee on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Erica Gilmore
Erica Gilmore (D)
 
97.8
 
90,312
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.2
 
2,051

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

Total votes: 92,363
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee

Erica Gilmore defeated incumbent Parker Toler in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Erica Gilmore
 
78.2
 
60,776
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Parker Toler
 
21.4
 
16,619
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
344

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

Total votes: 77,739
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Judicial

Chancery court

General election

General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part I

Incumbent Patricia Head Moskal won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part I on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patricia Head Moskal
Patricia Head Moskal (D)
 
97.7
 
89,623
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
2,146

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

Total votes: 91,769
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part I

Incumbent Patricia Head Moskal advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Chancery Court Part I on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Patricia Head Moskal
Patricia Head Moskal
 
99.0
 
70,749
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
721

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

Total votes: 71,470
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Criminal court

General election

General election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division IV

Incumbent Jennifer Smith won election in the general election for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division IV on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jennifer Smith (D)
 
98.0
 
89,549
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
1,850

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

Total votes: 91,399
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division IV

Incumbent Jennifer Smith defeated Tillman Payne in the Democratic primary for Tennessee 20th Judicial District Criminal Court Division IV on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Jennifer Smith
 
58.4
 
44,194
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Tillman Payne
 
41.1
 
31,104
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
394

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

Total votes: 75,692
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About the city

See also: Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is a city in Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. In 1962, the governments of the city of Nashville and Davidson County merged to form the Nashville-Davidson Metro Government. As of 2020, its population was 715,884.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Nashville uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee
Population 715,884 6,910,840
Land area (sq mi) 503 41,232
Race and ethnicity**
White 62.8% 76.7%
Black/African American 26.9% 16.7%
Asian 3.6% 1.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more 3.7% 2.9%
Hispanic/Latino 10.3% 5.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.7% 88.2%
College graduation rate 43.3% 28.2%
Income
Median household income $62,515 $54,833
Persons below poverty level 14.2% 14.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State profile

See also: Tennessee and Tennessee elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Tennessee voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Republicans held six of Tennessee's 18 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Tennessee's governor was Republican Bill Lee.

State legislature

Tennessee Party Control: 1992-2024
Five years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Demographic data for Tennessee
 TennesseeU.S.
Total population:6,595,056316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):41,2353,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:77.8%73.6%
Black/African American:16.8%12.6%
Asian:1.6%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:4.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:85.5%86.7%
College graduation rate:24.9%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$45,219$53,889
Persons below poverty level:21.4%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Tennessee.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 95 Tennessee counties—1 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Hardeman County, Tennessee 7.92% 5.91% 6.18%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Tennessee with 60.7 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 34.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Tennessee cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 76.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Tennessee supported Democratic candidates for president and Republican candidates equally. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Tennessee. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns show the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns show the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 20 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 50.7 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 22 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 46.5 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 79 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 77 out of 99 state House districts in Tennessee with an average margin of victory of 43.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ City of Nashville, "Government," accessed September 22, 2014
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  3. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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