Mayoral elections in Murfreesboro are held every four years to elect the mayor ofMurfreesboro, Tennessee.

All Murfreesboro municipal elections are required to benon-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties.

2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election

← 2010 April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15) 2018 →

Candidate Shane McFarland Ron Washington Popular vote 5,315 2,474 Percentage 68.09% 31.69%

Mayor before election Tommy Bragg Democratic Elected mayor Shane McFarland Republican

The2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on April 15, 2014.IncumbentDemocratic mayor Tommy Bragg decided not to run for re-election to a third term.^[1]

Republican candidateShane McFarland defeated Vice Mayor Ron Washington, becoming the youngest person elected as mayor in Murfreesboro history.^[2] The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Murfreesboro City Council.

• Ron Washington, City Vice Mayor^[3]
• Shane McFarland, City Councilman^[4]

2018 Murfreesboro mayoral election

← 2014 August 2, 2018 (2018-08-02) 2022 →

Candidate Shane McFarland Popular vote 15,671 Percentage 98.75%

Mayor before election Shane McFarland Republican Elected mayor Shane McFarland Republican

The2018 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on August 2, 2018.IncumbentRepublican mayorShane McFarland ran for re-election and won a second term in office with an uncontested race.^[6] The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Murfreesboro City Council.^[7]

Murfreesboro has been a Republican stronghold. In the2016 presidential election, Murfreesboro voted forDonald Trump by 19.0% and voted forBill Lee by 9.6% in the2018 gubernatorial election. During this time,Phil Bredesen was the most recent Democrat to win Murfreesboro by 0.4% in the2018 senate election.^[8]

• Shane McFarland, Incumbent mayor.^[9]

2022 Murfreesboro mayoral election

← 2018 August 4, 2022 (2022-08-04) 2026 →

Candidate Shane McFarland Tony Lehew Popular vote 8,446 2,103 Percentage 66.45% 16.55%   Candidate Nathan Bennett Popular vote 2,100 Percentage 16.52%

Mayor before election Shane McFarland Republican Elected mayor Shane McFarland Republican

The2022 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on August 4, 2022.IncumbentRepublican mayorShane McFarland ran for re-election and won a third term in office in a 3-way race.^[11][12] The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Murfreesboro City Council.^[13]

Murfreesboro has been a Republican stronghold. In the2020 presidential election, Murfreesboro voted forDonald Trump by 8.4%, voted forBill Hagerty by 12.8% in the2020 senate election, and overwhelmingly voted forBill Lee in the2022 gubernatorial election.^[14]

• Nathan Bennett,Blackman High School math teacher^[15]
• Shane McFarland, Incumbent mayor^[16]
• Tony Lehew, Retired Murfreesboro Fire Rescue Department captain^[15]

IncumbentRepublican mayorShane McFarland will be up for re-election.

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