Mayoral elections in Clarksville, Tennessee

Mayoral elections in Clarksville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee.

All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties. Clarksville uses a plurality voting system, with no possibility of runoffs.

2006

The 2006 Clarksville mayoral election took place on November 7, 2006. All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Incumbent mayor Don Trotter ran for re-election but came in third place with Johnny Piper winning the election, receiving 29.0% of the vote.

The mayoral election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.

Results

2010

The 2010 Clarksville mayoral election took place on November 2, 2010. All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Incumbent mayor Johnny Piper decided not to run for a third term. Democratic candidate Kim McMillan won the election with 48.2% of the vote. The mayoral election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.

Results

2014

The 2014 Clarksville mayoral election took place on November 4, 2014. All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Incumbent Democratic mayor Kim McMillan ran for re-election and won a second term in office in a 3-way race. The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.

Both of McMillan's opponents were affiliated with the Republican Party.

Candidates

• Bill Summers, Ward 10 Clarksville City Councilman
• Jeff Burkhart, Ward 12 Clarksville City Councilman
• Kim McMillan, Incumbent mayor

Results

2018

The 2018 Clarksville mayoral election took place on November 6, 2018. All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Incumbent Democratic mayor Kim McMillan ran for re-election, but lost her bid to a third term, losing by 213 votes to Democrat Joe Pitts in a 4-way race. The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.

Bill Summers was the Republican candidate in this election. DaJuan Little was endorsed by the Libertarian Party.

Clarksville has been competitive for both major political parties, in the 2016 presidential election, Clarksville voted for Donald Trump by 7.6%, voted for Phil Bredesen by 10.0% in the 2018 senate election, and voted for Karl Dean by 2.2% in the 2018 gubernatorial election.

Candidates

• Bill Summers, Former Ward 10 Clarksville City Councilman
• DaJuan Little, Deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
• Kim McMillan, Incumbent mayor
• Joe Pitts, Democratic congressman from Tennessee's 67th congressional district

Results

2022

The 2022 Clarksville mayoral election took place on November 8, 2022. All Clarksville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates were affiliated with political parties. Incumbent Democratic mayor Joe Pitts ran for re-election and won a second term in office in a 3-way race. Pitts vastly improved on his margin of victory from 2018. The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.

David Allen was a conservative candidate, and A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez was affiliated with the Republican Party.

Clarksville has been competitive for both major political parties, in the 2020 presidential election, Clarksville voted for Donald Trump by 0.4%, voted for Bill Hagerty by 5.2% in the 2020 senate election, and voted for Bill Lee in the 2022 gubernatorial election.

Candidates

• A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez, 100% Combat disabled USMC/Army veteran
• David Allen, Former Ward 8 Clarksville City Councilman, veteran and local pastor
• Joe Pitts, Incumbent mayor

Results

See also

• Elections in Tennessee
• Political party strength in Tennessee
• Government of Tennessee
• Timeline of Clarksville, Tennessee
• Mayoral elections in Chattanooga, Tennessee
• Mayoral elections in Jackson, Tennessee
• Mayoral elections in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Mayoral elections in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

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