Howard Jones (Nashville Metro Council candidate)

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Howard Jones
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Elections and appointments
Last election

September 14, 2023 

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Howard Jones ran for election for an at-large seat of the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. He lost in the general runoff election on September 14, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2023)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large on September 14, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Delishia Porterfield
Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)
 
14.4
 
49,588
✔
Image of Quin Evans-Segall
Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.8
 
47,774
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
45,317
✔
Image of Olivia Hill
Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
12.9
 
44,443
Image of Chris Cheng
Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
42,644
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
11.5
 
39,632
Image of Jeff Syracuse
Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
37,035
Image of Russ Pulley
Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
36,507
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
2,516

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

Total votes: 345,456
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Nashville Metro Council At large on August 3, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
40,575
✔
Image of Delishia Porterfield
Delishia Porterfield (Nonpartisan)
 
9.1
 
34,481
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
30,314
✔
Image of Olivia Hill
Olivia Hill (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
25,802
✔
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
25,327
✔
Image of Quin Evans-Segall
Quin Evans-Segall (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.9
 
22,644
✔
Image of Russ Pulley
Russ Pulley (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
22,386
✔
Image of Chris Cheng
Chris Cheng (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.8
 
22,000
✔
Image of Jeff Syracuse
Jeff Syracuse (Nonpartisan)
 
5.4
 
20,643
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Marcia Masulla (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
20,275
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Yolanda Hockett (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
19,799
Image of Arnold Hayes
Arnold Hayes (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.3
 
16,288
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Chris Crofton (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
12,936
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Ronnie Greer Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
3.0
 
11,349
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Tony Chapman (Nonpartisan)
 
2.7
 
10,290
Image of Stephen Downs
Stephen Downs (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
9,998
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Deloris Vandivort (Nonpartisan)
 
2.4
 
9,005
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Gilbert Ramirez (Nonpartisan)
 
2.1
 
7,924
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Indrani Ray (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
6,257
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Jonathan Williamson (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
5,797
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Brian Hellwig (Nonpartisan)
 
1.3
 
5,115
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
1,447

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

Total votes: 380,652
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Note: Because Zulfat Suara received more than 10% of the vote in the general election, she won the election and did not need to advance to the general runoff. Four seats were elected in the general runoff election.[1]

Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jones in this election.

2022

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

General election

General election for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk

Joseph Day won election in the general election for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Day (D)
 
99.5
 
46,733
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
239

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

Total votes: 46,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk

Joseph Day defeated Howard Jones and Pam Murray in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Joseph Day
 
39.4
 
15,729
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones
 
37.4
 
14,939
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Pam Murray
 
23.0
 
9,192
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
38

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

Total votes: 39,898
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2019

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general runoff election for Nashville Metro Council At large on September 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Sharon Hurt
Sharon Hurt (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
40,332
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
34,754
✔
Image of Steve Glover
Steve Glover (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
34,408
✔
Image of Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.0
 
34,271
Image of Sheri Weiner
Sheri Weiner (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
33,108
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.5
 
30,201
Image of Fabian Bedne
Fabian Bedne (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
29,840
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Gary Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
25,264
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,414

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

Total votes: 263,592
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General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council At large (5 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Nashville Metro Council At large on August 1, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bob Mendes
Bob Mendes (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
37,476
✔
Image of Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
9.3
 
31,953
✔
Image of Sharon Hurt
Sharon Hurt (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
31,731
✔
Image of Sheri Weiner
Sheri Weiner (Nonpartisan)
 
9.2
 
31,672
✔
Image of Burkley Allen
Burkley Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
8.9
 
30,722
✔
Image of Fabian Bedne
Fabian Bedne (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.3
 
25,001
✔
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
24,828
✔
Image of Steve Glover
Steve Glover (Nonpartisan)
 
7.0
 
23,929
✔
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Gary Moore (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
20,843
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Gicola Lane (Nonpartisan)
 
5.9
 
20,243
Image of Adam Dread
Adam Dread (Nonpartisan)
 
5.7
 
19,741
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Michael Craddock (Nonpartisan)
 
4.7
 
16,130
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James Dillard (Nonpartisan)
 
4.1
 
14,085
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Matthew DelRossi (Nonpartisan)
 
2.4
 
8,116
Image of Rueben Dockery
Rueben Dockery (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.6
 
5,425
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
1,618

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

Total votes: 343,513
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Note: Incumbent Bob Mendes was elected outright in the general election on August 1, 2019, and did not advance to the general runoff election. Mendes' eight runners-up advanced to a general runoff election on September 12, 2019.[2]

2018

See also: Tennessee State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee State Senate District 19

Brenda Gilmore defeated Christina Callaway and Rueben Dockery in the general election for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brenda Gilmore
Brenda Gilmore (D)
 
85.8
 
49,586
Image of Christina Callaway
Christina Callaway (Independent)
 
10.8
 
6,271
Image of Rueben Dockery
Rueben Dockery (Independent)
 
3.3
 
1,926
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
19

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

Total votes: 57,802
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19

Brenda Gilmore defeated Howard Jones, Sandra Moore, and George Thomas in the Democratic primary for Tennessee State Senate District 19 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Brenda Gilmore
Brenda Gilmore
 
64.7
 
13,885
Image of Howard Jones
Howard Jones
 
24.5
 
5,262
Image of Sandra Moore
Sandra Moore
 
5.5
 
1,181
Image of George Thomas
George Thomas
 
5.3
 
1,132

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

Total votes: 21,460
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Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Howard Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Howard Jones did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Howard Jones completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Jones' responses.

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

1. No New Taxes 2. Equity in Economic Development 3. Fully fund Education

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Fiscal Responsibility

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Avon Willams

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

John Locke

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Civic Responsibility

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Integrity Hard Working

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Be true to the people!

What legacy would you like to leave?

Economic growth for all. Bring back common sense education. Increase the number of high schoolers receiving industry certifications.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The assassination of Dr. King. I was 6 years old.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Cashiers. I was 13 years old. I continue working at the same place until I 18.

What happened on your most awkward date?

Awkward quietness

What is your favorite holiday? Why?

Thanksgiving. Family time.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The Bible. The principles of living.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Superman

What is your favorite thing in your home or apartment? Why?

Library. My books!

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

What’s Going On

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

A society of increased youth violent crimes.

Are there any little-known powers or responsibilities held by this office that you believe more people should be aware of?

No.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

Knowledge of the Constitution. State law and the City’s Charter

What qualities does this office possess that makes it a unique and important part of the local government?

It represents the entire city of Nashville Davidson County.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for holders of this office to have previous experience in government or politics?

No.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Tennessean, "Nashville election results: Zulfat Suara wins At-large Council seat, runoff set for remaining seats," August 3, 2023
  2. ↑ The Tennessean, "Bob Mendes wins at-large Nashville Metro Council seat; 8 others head to runoff," August 2, 2019
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