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Parents > United States > Tennessee > TN Counties > Davidson > Nashville > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 2007 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 02, 2007 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 02, 2007 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2008 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2012 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia May 19, 2015 01:54pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won08/07/2003
NameBill Purcell Votes48,926 (84.21%)
Term12/03/2003 - 12/03/2007 Margin45,236 (+77.86%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won09/11/2007
NameKarl Dean Votes51,946 (52.32%)
Term01/03/2008 - 01/03/2012 Margin4,599 (+4.63%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNashville Mayor - Runoff 09/11/2007
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/28/2007 08/02/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Karl Dean 2 1 ----
Bob Clement 2 ------
Leaning Call: Karl Dean (66.67%)
Weighted Call: Bob Clement (74.33%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

07/19/2007 07/22/2007

CANDIDATES
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Name Karl Dean Rep. Bob Clement Howard Gentry Buck Dozier David Briley Kenneth Eaton Cheryl Lynn Tisdale
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
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Uncertified Votes 24,246 (24.11%) 24,111 (23.97%) 23,100 (22.97%) 17,792 (17.69%) 10,686 (10.62%) 353 (0.35%) 298 (0.30%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -135 (-0.13%) -1,146 (-1.14%) -6,454 (-6.42%) -13,560 (-13.48%) -23,893 (-23.75%) -23,948 (-23.81%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 00/00/2006 00/00/2006 00/00/2007
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg19.13%-- 19.17%-- 15.69%-- 13.15%-- 9.64%-- 0.35%-- 0.35%--
Survey USA 
07/19/07-07/22/07		 21.00% -- 23.00% -- 21.00% -- 16.00% -- 12.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% --
Crawford, Johnson & Northcott Inc. Research Counsel 
07/20/07-07/20/07		 18.00% -- 16.00% -- 11.00% -- 11.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Nashville Scene
  Tennessean (Nashville)
D Ashley
Laf-W Craverguy
G BR_Green
  Tennessee Equality Project
  Sierra Club
  Democracy for America

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Dewey Branstetter (N)
 00, 2006 		Lucius Carroll II (N)
 00, 2006

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 24, 2005 07:00pm Election Guide Clement considering run at Nashville mayor  Article COSDem 
Oct 24, 2005 07:00pm Election Guide Nashville Mayor Purcell Won't Seek Re-election  Article COSDem 

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