2007 Nashville mayoral election ← 2003 August 2, 2007 (primary) 2011 →
The2007 Nashville mayoral election took place on September 11, 2007, following a primary election on August 2, 2007. Incumbent MayorBill Purcell was term-limited and could not seek a third term. A crowded field emerged to succeed him, which included Law Department DirectorKarl Dean , former CongressmanBob Clement , Vice Mayor Howard Gentry Jr., and Metro Councilmen Buck Dozier andDavid Briley . In the primary election, Dean narrowly placed first, winning 24 percent of the vote. In second place, Clement won 23.5 percent and narrowly beat out Gentry, who won 23.1 percent.[ 1]
In the runoff, Dean narrowly defeated Clement, winning 52 percent of the vote to Clement's 48 percent.[ 2]
Torry Johnson, 20th Judicial District Attorney General[ 10] Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin David Bob Karl Buck Kenneth Howard Cheryl Undecided SurveyUSA [ 11] July 19–22, 2007 564 (LV) ± 4.2% 12% 23% 21% 16% 1% 21% 1% 5%
Poll source Date(s) Sample[ a] Margin Bob Karl Undecided SurveyUSA [ 13] September 3–5, 2007 536 (LV) ± 4.3% 46% 48% 6%
2007 Nashville mayoral runoff election results[ 14] Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Karl Dean 51,946 52.25% Nonpartisan Bob Clement 47,347 47.62% Write-in 130 0.13% Total votes 99,423 100.00%
^a b Key: ^ Cass, Michael (August 3, 2007)."It's Dean, Clement: They'll meet again in runoff, as 100,000 vote in tight race" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1A. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (September 12, 2007)."Dean wins: Fresh face, education stance attracted voters to Dean" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1A. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (December 20, 2006)."Metro law director joins mayoral race" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 6B. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ O'Neal, Lee Ann (February 10, 2006)."Clement steps closer to '07 race for mayor" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 2B. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (April 30, 2007)."Gentry promises to lead new 'culture change' in Nashville" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1A. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Whitehouse, Ken (December 14, 2006)."Dozier formally announces for Mayor" .NashvillePost.com Nashville, Tennessee . RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Farmer, Blake (November 14, 2006)."Briley Makes Formal His Mayoral Bid" .WPLN-FM Nashville, Tennessee . RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (May 7, 2007)."Long-shot status fails to deter mayoral campaigns of Eaton, Tisdale" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1B. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (May 7, 2007)."Tisdale is 'not a politician,' but wants to be mayor" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 4B. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ Cass, Michael (September 12, 2006)."District Attorney Johnson won't run for mayor" .The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee . p. 1B. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 . ^ "Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #12401" .SurveyUSA . RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 .^ "Unofficial Election Night Returns" . Davidson County Election Commission. Archived fromthe original on May 28, 2010. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 .^ "Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #12585" .SurveyUSA . RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 .^ "Unofficial Election Night Returns" . Davidson County Election Commission. Archived fromthe original on May 28, 2010. RetrievedJuly 21, 2025 .
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