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
2006 Clarksville mayoral election
Candidate
Johnny Piper
Charles W. Smith
Popular vote
7,200
5,294
Percentage
28.98%
21.30%
Candidate
Don Trotter
Morrell V. Boyd
Popular vote
5,204
4,107
Percentage
20.94%
16.53%
Candidate
Mark Hiehle
Popular vote
1,691
Percentage
6.81%
Mayor before election
Don Trotter
Elected mayor
Johnny Piper
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.[ 1]
Results
Clarksville Mayor Election, 2006[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
%
Johnny Piper
7,200
28.98%
Charles W. Smith
5,294
21.30%
Don Trotter (I )
5,204
20.94%
Morrell V. Boyd
4,107
16.53%
Mark Heihle
1,691
6.81%
Ray Stone
703
2.83%
Gary Carpenter
174
0.70%
Jon Lockwood
173
0.70%
Michael Flood
105
0.42%
Wilton Sowell
94
0.38%
Travis E. Rupe
83
0.33%
Write-ins
21
0.08%
Total
24,849
100.00%
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2010
2010 Clarksville mayoral election
Candidate
Kim McMillan
Jeff Burkhart
Popular vote
10,271
8,042
Percentage
48.16%
37.71%
Candidate
Gabriel Segovia
Popular vote
1,112
Percentage
5.21%
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.[ 3] 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.[ 4]
Results
Clarksville Mayor Election, 2010[ 5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Kim McMillan
10,271
48.16%
Jeff Burkhart
8,042
37.71%
Gabriel Segovia
1,112
5.21%
Keith Fain
772
3.62%
Shirley J. Braxton
516
2.42%
Cesar Gabriel Barraza
243
1.14%
Jon Lockwood
167
0.78%
Michael Flood
148
0.68%
Write-ins
56
0.26%
Total
21,327
100%
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2014
2014 Clarksville mayoral election
Candidate
Kim McMillan
Bill Summers
Popular vote
9,577
5,544
Percentage
46.88%
27.14%
Candidate
Jeff Burkhart
Popular vote
5,544
Percentage
25.78%
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.[ 6]
Both of McMillan's opponents were affiliated with the Republican Party .
Candidates
Bill Summers, Ward 10 Clarksville City Councilman[ 7]
Jeff Burkhart, Ward 12 Clarksville City Councilman[ 8]
Kim McMillan , Incumbent mayor[ 9]
Results
Clarksville Mayor Election, 2014[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Kim McMillan (I )
9,577
46.88%
Bill Summers
5,544
27.14%
Jeff Burkhart
5,267
25.78%
Write-ins
42
0.21%
Total
20,430
100%
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2018
2018 Clarksville mayoral election
Candidate
Joe Pitts
Kim McMillan
Popular vote
11,445
11,232
Percentage
33.85%
33.22%
Candidate
Bill Summers
DaJuan Little
Popular vote
6,360
4,686
Percentage
18.81%
13.86%
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.[ 11] 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.[ 12]
Bill Summers was the Republican candidate in this election.[ 13] [ 14] DaJuan Little was endorsed by the Libertarian Party .[ 15]
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 .[ 16]
Candidates
Bill Summers, Former Ward 10 Clarksville City Councilman[ 17]
DaJuan Little, Deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office[ 18] [ 19]
Kim McMillan , Incumbent mayor[ 20]
Joe Pitts , Democratic congressman from Tennessee's 67th congressional district[ 21]
Results
Clarksville Mayor Election, 2018[ 22]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Pitts
11,445
33.85%
Kim McMillan (I )
11,232
33.22%
Bill Summers
6,360
18.81%
DaJuan Little
4,686
13.86%
Write-ins
89
0.26%
Total
33,812
100%
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2022
2022 Clarksville mayoral election
Candidate
Joe Pitts
David Allen
Popular vote
14,095
8,715
Percentage
54.54%
33.72%
Candidate
A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez
Popular vote
2,846
Percentage
11.01%
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.[ 23] [ 24] Pitts vastly improved on his margin of victory from 2018 . The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.[ 25]
David Allen was a conservative candidate,[ 26] [ 27] and A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez was affiliated with the Republican Party .[ 28] [ 29]
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 .[ 30]
Candidates
A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez, 100% Combat disabled USMC/Army veteran[ 31]
David Allen, Former Ward 8 Clarksville City Councilman, veteran and local pastor[ 32]
Joe Pitts , Incumbent mayor[ 33]
Results
Clarksville Mayor Election, 2022[ 34]
Candidate
Votes
%
Joe Pitts (I )
14,095
54.54%
David Allen
8,715
33.72%
A.C. "Big Sarge" Lopez
2,846
11.01%
Write-ins
189
0.73%
Total
25,845
100%
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