Erica Gilmore

Democratic Party

Davidson County Trustee

Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

5

Predecessor:Parker Toler

Prior offices:

Nashville Metro Council At large

Years in office: 2015 - 2019

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Nashville Metro Council District 19

Years in office: 2007 - 2015

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Last election

August 4, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Howard University

Graduate

Tennessee State University

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Teacher

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Erica Gilmore (Democratic Party) is theDavidson County Trustee in Tennessee. She assumed office on August 15, 2020. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.

Gilmore (Democratic Party) ran for re-election forDavidson County Trustee in Tennessee. She won in the general election onAugust 4, 2022.

Gilmore was a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor of Nashville in Tennessee. Gilmore lost the general special election on May 24, 2018.

Biography

Gilmore is fromNashville,Tennessee. She received a bachelor's degree in English from Howard University, and a master's degree in English from Tennessee State University. Her professional experience includes teaching at Fisk University and Nashville State Community College.^[1]

Elections

2022

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

General election

General election for Davidson County Trustee

IncumbentErica Gilmore won election in the general election for Davidson County Trustee on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Gilmore (D)	99.2	48,287
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	394

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,681
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee

IncumbentErica Gilmore advanced from the Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee on May 3, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Erica Gilmore	99.5	36,723
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	167

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 36,890
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2020

See also: City elections in Nashville, Tennessee (2020)

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
✔		Erica Gilmore (D)	97.8	90,312
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	2,051

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	There were noincumbents 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 incumbentParker Toler in the Democratic primary for Davidson County Trustee on March 3, 2020.

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

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 77,739
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2019

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

General election

General election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor

IncumbentJim Shulman defeatedRobert Sawyers Sr. in the general election for Nashville Metro Council Vice-Mayor on August 1, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Shulman (Nonpartisan)	80.4	68,097
	Submit photo	Robert Sawyers Sr. (Nonpartisan)	18.1	15,327
		Other/Write-in votes	1.5	1,238

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,662
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)

2018

See also:Mayoral special election in Nashville, Tennessee (2018)

General election

Special general election for Mayor of Nashville

The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mayor of Nashville on May 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Briley (Nonpartisan)	54.4	44,845
		Carol Swain (Nonpartisan)	22.9	18,850
		Erica Gilmore (Nonpartisan)	5.6	4,608
		Harold Love (Nonpartisan)	5.3	4,349
		Ralph Bristol (Nonpartisan)	5.3	4,341
		Jeff Obafemi Carr (Nonpartisan)	4.6	3,790
	Submit photo	David Hiland (Nonpartisan)	0.4	325
	Submit photo	Ludye Wallace (Nonpartisan)	0.4	324
	Submit photo	Carlin Alford (Nonpartisan)	0.3	243
	Submit photo	Albert Hacker (Nonpartisan)	0.2	169
		Julia Clark-Johnson (Nonpartisan)	0.2	168
		Jeffrey Napier (Nonpartisan)	0.2	141
		Jon Sewell (Nonpartisan)	0.1	93
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	122

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,368
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2015

See also:Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015

The city ofNashville, Tennessee, heldnonpartisan elections formayor and metro council on August 6, 2015. A runoff election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 21, 2015. All 41 metro council seats—including the office of vice mayor—were up for election. In the race for five open at-large seats, candidates includedBuddy Baker,Jody Ball,Karen Bennett,Al Carota,Erin Coleman,John Cooper,Elizabeth Dachowski,Adam Dread,Robert Duvall,Leroy Johnny Ellis,Erica Gilmore,Ronnie Greer, Sr.,Frank Harrison,Jason Holleman,Martin Holsinger,Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr.,Walter Hunt,Sharon W Hurt,Ken Jakes,James Keeton,John Lasiter,Don Majors,Lonnell Matthews, Jr.,Bob Mendes,Sandra Moore andJim Shulman. Bennett, Coleman, Cooper, Duvall, Gilmore, Holleman, Hurt, Matthews, Mendes and Shulman advanced to the runoff election.^[2] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.^[3] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.^[4]

Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Cooper	14.5%	56,802
Erica Gilmore	12.8%	49,996
Bob Mendes	10.5%	41,160
Sharon W Hurt	9.8%	38,317
Jim Shulman	9.6%	37,676
Erin Coleman	8.9%	34,877
Karen Bennett	8.5%	33,052
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	8.4%	32,807
Robert Duvall	8.2%	31,925
Jason Holleman	8.1%	31,763
Write-in	0.5%	2,122
Total Votes		223,951
Source:City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015

Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Erica Gilmore	9.6%	36,675
John Cooper	9.2%	35,080
Bob Mendes	6.5%	24,581
Jim Shulman	5.7%	21,869
Sharon W Hurt	5.3%	20,086
Robert Duvall	5%	18,877
Lonnell Matthews, Jr.	4.7%	18,064
Karen Bennett	4.6%	17,390
Jason Holleman	4.4%	16,612
Erin Coleman	4.3%	16,557
Don Majors	4.3%	16,214
Adam Dread	4.2%	16,146
Walter Hunt	4.2%	16,090
Sandra Moore	3.9%	14,991
Buddy Baker	3.3%	12,695
Ronnie Greer, Sr.	3.3%	12,454
Ken Jakes	3.1%	11,922
Frank Harrison	2.5%	9,659
John Lasiter	2.4%	9,151
Elizabeth Dachowski	2.2%	8,525
Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr.	2%	7,738
Jody Ball	1.5%	5,709
James Keeton	1.1%	4,026
Leroy Johnny Ellis	1%	3,880
Martin Holsinger	0.6%	2,245
Al Carota	0.6%	2,097
Write-in	0.4%	1,374
Total Votes		138,291
Source:City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015

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2022

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2020

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2019

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Personal

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Gilmore has one child.^[1]

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