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Conservative wins Metro Council District 11 in a razor-thin margin

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Jeff Eslick has won the Metro Council race in District 11 by the slimmest of margins — 27 votes.

Compared to the other districts with runoffs, the contrast between candidates was stark. While Eslick, a conservative media producer, created an anti-Freddie O’Connell ad, Eric Patton received endorsements from Planned Parenthood and other progressive causes.

Winners have emerged in districts 4 and 29 as well. Mike Cortese has claimed District 4, beating out former councilmember Davette Blalock by close to 3,000 votes. In District 29, Tasha Ellis prevailed against John Reed with a commanding 62% of the vote. 

Of the 35 districts in Nashville’s Metro Council, only these three required runoffs. In the other 32 districts, a winner emerged with more than 50% of the vote during the first round of voting in August.

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Char Daston

Char Daston is a reporter and newscast writer for WPLN. Char got his start in public radio as an intern at WYSO public radio in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he answered questions sent in by listeners for a program called WYSO Curious. He went on to work at St. Louis Public Radio and WBEZ Chicago, where he produced the daily talk show Reset and reported for the education desk. His work has also appeared in Curious City, Chicago Magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Char attended college and grad school at the University of Chicago, where he wrote his master’s thesis on the politics of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood. As a journalist, he is interested in the ways big political decisions and historical events shape our everyday lives. He loves to learn about education, the arts, activism and the ways people help one another. Unable to settle on one creative project, Char enjoys writing poetry, plays and video essays in his spare time. You’ll likely find him rushing to choir rehearsal or seeking out Nashville’s best Thai and Korean food.

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