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Elections

Early voting for the Nashville runoff ends with a spike in turnout

Rose Gilbert

September 10, 2023

Nashville early voting ended this weekend with a total of 68,319 Nashvillians — or about 14% of registered voters — making their decisions on a ballot headlined by the mayoral runoff between candidates Freddie O’Connell and Alice Rolli.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Alice Rolli, Elections, Freddie O'Connell, Mayoral Race 2023, voting

Who won in your district? Here are the Metro Council results.

Char Daston

August 3, 2023

Nashville voters mostly made decisive decisions on the 40 Metro Council seats on Thursday, including 35 districts and five at-large seats.

Tagged With: Elections, Nashville Metro Council

As polls close in Nashville, the waiting begins

WPLN Staff

August 3, 2023

As of 7 p.m., polls are closed in Davidson County — anyone in line will be allowed to cast ballots — and the wait is on for results in the races for mayor, vice mayor, Metro Council seats and special elections for the Tennessee House.

Tagged With: Elections

What to expect on Election Day in Nashville 

WPLN Staff

August 3, 2023

More than 100 candidates are vying for more than 40 elected offices across Nashville on an Election Day that should bring clarity to the race to be the city’s next mayor.  Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. — and unlike the early voting period, residents must go to their assigned polling locations.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections, Mayoral Race 2023, voting

In Nashville mayor’s race, there are wide gaps in campaign fundraising and spending

Cynthia Abrams

July 24, 2023

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Nashville is in the throes of early voting, and, with 11 candidates running for mayor, it’s still anyone’s race. But, some candidates may have more gas left in the tank than others — at least as far as finances go.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: campaign finance, campaign finance reports, campaign fundraising, campaign money, Elections, finance reports, fundraising totals, loans, mayoral candidates, Mayoral Race 2023, Nashville mayor, Nashville mayoral race

Tennessee has open primaries, but Republicans are trying to close them

Blaise Gainey

March 2, 2023

In Tennessee, voters don’t have to register with a political party to vote in primaries. They can choose to receive either a Republican or Democratic ballot. Republican lawmakers are trying to change that — worrying voting rights groups.    

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Clay Doggett, Elections, General Assembly, legislature, Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol

Tennessee’s election results: Andy Ogles comes out on top in District 5, voters talk abortion at the polls, Bill Lee will face Democrat Jason Martin for governor

WPLN Staff

August 4, 2022

Tennessee flag

Big decisions. Small turnout. That’s the election expectation Thursday as Tennesseans cast ballots.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections, Elections 2022

From registering to absentee ballots, here are the basics of voting in Davidson County

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

July 21, 2022

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Davidson County Election Commissioner Jeff Roberts answers your questions about voting registration, voting rights and what people can expect at the polls.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, WPLN News Tagged With: Davidson County, Davidson County Election Commission, Elections, Elections 2022, Tennessee Politics, tnpol, voter ID, voting

Elections 2022: Tell WPLN News what issues matter most to you

WPLN Staff

July 4, 2022

vote line Nashville

Tennessee voters will pick winners this year in important political offices at all levels of government. WPLN News wants to know how you’re thinking about these elections.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Elections, Elections 2022

A concerning poll shows how divided Tennesseans are over 2020 election and Jan. 6 riot

Blaise Gainey

May 27, 2022

The U.S. Capitol

A pro-democracy group called the Tennessee Democracy Forum released stats from a new poll that shows Tennesseans are still divided over the 2020 election.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Capitol Invasion, Donald Trump, Elections, Joe Biden, U.S. Capitol

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