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Election Statistics

DATE ELECTION REGISTERED
VOTERS		 NO. OF
VOTERS		 PERCENT
TURNOUT
1951 Mayor West (1951-1963) N/A N/A N/A
1958 City/County Consolidation 132,425 45,618 34.45
1962 City/County Colsolidation - Yes or No 153,368 65,514 42.72
6-Nov-62 Davidson County General Metropolitan Election N/A N/A N/A
27-Nov-62 Metro Run Off Election N/A N/A N/A
1-Apr-63 Metro Formed Mayor Briley (1963-1975) N/A N/A N/A
28-Apr-66 Metro Election 174,231 103,950 59.66
19-May-66 Metro Run Off Election 174,231 101,223 58.10
1967 or '68 Liquor By The Drink Referendum N/A N/A N/A
5-Aug-71 Metro Election 205,623 115,319 56.08
26-Aug-71 Metro Run Off Election 205,623 121,309 59.00
4-May-72 Democratic Primary Election 213,939 59,755 27.93
3-Aug-72 State Primary & County General Election 213,939 100,243 46.86
7-Nov-72 State General Election 226,322 145,547 64.31
2-May-74 Democratic Primary & Special Election 224,511 59,755 26.62
1-Aug-74 State Primary Election 224,511 93,574 41.68
5-Nov-74 State General Election (L. Ray Blanton) 210,153 114,254 54.37
7-Aug-75 Metro General Mayor Fulton (1975-1987) 177,631 99,474 56.00
28-Aug-75 Metro Run Off Election 177,631 36,582 20.59
9-Oct-75 Special Primary Election 179,666 65,704 36.57
25-Nov-75 Special General Election 179,666 66,666 37.11
25-May-76 Presidential Preference Primary & County 175,058 63,155 36.08
5-Aug-76 State Primary & County General Election 181,347 75,365 41.56
2-Nov-76 Presidential & State General Election 214,561 165,426 77.10
2-May-78 County Primary Election 197,192 49,859 25.28
7-Mar-78 Constitutional Referendum 205,900 57,611 27.98
3-Aug-78 State Primary & County General Election 203,088 109,199 53.77
7-Nov-78 State General Election (Lamar Alexander) 214,899 131,347 61.12
1-Mar-79 18th Senatorial District Special Primary 48,381 3,556 7.35
17-Apr-79 18th Senatorial District Special General 48,381 8,723 18.03
2-Aug-79 Metro General Election 218,550 88,830 40.65
13-Sep-79 Metro Run Off Election 220,936 39,936 18.08
6-May-80 Presidential Preference Primary & County 213,074 84,405 39.61
7-Aug-80 State Primary & County General Election 218,936 67,865 31.00
4-Nov-80 Presidential & State General Election 242,415 178,826 73.77
23-Apr-81 35th Councilmanic Special Primary Election 12,374 2,240 18.10
2-Jun-81 35th Councilmanic Special General Election 12,410 2,406 19.39
3-Sep-81 School Board Referendum 239,605 70,967 29.62
2-May-82 County Primary Election 225,517 92,788 41.14
5-Aug-82 State Primary & County General Election 228,893 94,734 41.39
2-Nov-82 State General Election (Lamar Alexander) 232,973 140,225 60.19
4-Aug-83 Metro General Election 244,285 97,926 40.09
15-Sep-83 Metro Run Off Election 245,192 33,542 13.68
1-May-84 Presidential Preference Primary & County 242,561 53,675 22.13
2-Aug-84 State Dem. & Rep. Primary & County General 246,513 72,012 29.21
6-Nov-84 Presidential & State General 275,385 192,910 70.05
15-Oct-85 Special Primary & 58th House District 24,146 3,008 12.46
3-Dec-85 Special General & 58th House District 24,197 529 2.19
6-May-86 County Primary 247,964 52,329 21.10
7-Aug-86 State Primary & County General 250,877 105,043 41.87
4-Nov-86 State & Cnty Gen. (Gov. Ned Ray McWherter) 260,529 143,609 55.12
6-Aug-87 Metro General - Horse Racing (No) 268,714 149,031 55.46
22-Sep-87 Metro Run-Off Mayor Boner (1987-1991) 273,652 148,161 54.14
3-Dec-87 State Dem. & Rep. Primary & 5th Congress 275,490 105,516 38.30
19-Jan-88 State General & 5th Congressional 276,331 84,508 30.58
8-Mar-88 Presidential Preference & County Primary 277,705 107,532 38.72
4-Aug-88 State Dem. & Rep. Primary & County General 271,740 50,401 18.55
8-Nov-88 Presidential & State General - Horse Racing (No) 292,892 192,347 65.67
21-Sep-89 Metro Special & 35th Council District 11,957 2,857 23.89
16-Nov-89 Metro Run-Off & 35th Council District 12,271 3,089 25.17
7-Dec-89 Metro Special & 13th Council District 10,574 791 7.48
1-May-90 County Primary & 12th Council District 257,088 95,199 37.03
7-Jun-90 12th Council Run-Off 8,638 2.553 29.56
2-Aug-90 State Primary & County Gen. - Tax Refrndm (No) 257,917 92,660 35.93
6-Nov-90 Statewide & County General (Gov. McWherter) 262,308 76,301 29.09
1-Aug-91 Metro General Mayor Bredesen (1991-19--) 264,411 113,272 42.84
1-Aug-91 Redistricting - Council (Yes), School Board (No) N/A N/A N/A
5-Sep-91 Metro Runoff & Redistrict Referendum 264,997 23,101 8.72
10-Mar-92 Presidential Preference & County Primary 239,753 57,360 23.92
6-Aug-92 State Primary & County General 252,662 67,482 26.71
3-Nov-92 Presidential & State General (Bill Clinton) 280,127 205,648 73.41
10-Dec-92 Councilmember At Large Runoff 278,359 15,297 5.50
3-May-94 County Primary 246,525 47,971 19.46
4-Aug-94 State Primary & County General 249,017 86,579 34.77
8-Nov-94 State General (Gov. Don Sundquist) 255,088 158,732 62.23
8-Nov-94 Charter Amendments - Term Limits (Yes) N/A N/A N/A
3-Aug-95 Metropolitan General (Mayor Bredesen) 271,450 68,664 25.30
14-Sep-95 Metropolitan General Runoff 274,052 33,123 12.90
12-Mar-96 Presidential Preference & County Primary 281,290 43,184 15.35
7-May-96 Stadium Referendum Election (Yes) 296,800 125,913 42.42
1-Aug-96 State Primary & County General 301,218 45,421 15.08
5-Nov-96 Presidential & State General (Clinton) 319,753 201,599 63.05
5-May-98 County Primary 306,645 51,577 16.82
6-Aug-98 State Primary & County General 306,702 39,883 13.00
3-Nov-98 State General (Term Limits) Active Voters 300,900 97,465 32.39
3-Nov-98 State Gen. (Term Limits) Active & Inactive Voters 320,310 97,465 30.43
17-Dec-98 22nd Councilmanic Run Off - Hand 6,178 980 15.86
5-Aug-99 Metropolitan General 300,583 102,146 33.98
9-Sep-99 Metropolitan Run Off 300,583 54,862 18.25
14-Mar-00 Presidential Preference & County Primary - Active Voters 302,378 41,929 13.87
14-Mar-00 Presidential Preference & County Primary - Active & Inactive Voters 319,138 41,929 13.14
03-Aug-00 State Primary & County General - Active Voters 303,222 26,607 8.77
03-Aug-00 State Primary & County General - Active & Inactive Voters 319,029 26,607 8.34
07-Nov-00 Presidential & State General Active Voters 320,008 208,833 65.26
07-Nov-00 Presidential & State General Active & Inactive Voters 337,313 208,833 61.91
07-May-02 County Primary - Active Voters 310,418 36,592 11.79
07-May-02 County Primary - Active & Inactive Voters 324,560 36,592 11.27
01-Aug-02 State Primary & County General - Active & Inactive Voters 328,703 94,938 28.90
05-Sept-02 Vice-Mayor Run-Off - Active & Inactive Voters 313,720 39,732 12.66
05-Nov-02 State General - Active & Inactive Voters 335,357 168,094 50.12
12-Dec-02 Council-at-Large Run-Off - Active Voters 318,427 10,109 3.17
07-Aug-03 Metropolitan General - Active Voters 323,438 61,820 19.11
07-Aug-03 Metropolitan General - Active & Inactive Voters 337,392 61,820 18.32
11-Sept-03 Council Run-off - Active Voters 322,157 27,534 8.55
11-Sept-03 Council Run-off - Active & Inactive Voters 338,543 27,534 8.13
10-Feb-04 Presidential Preference Primary and County Primary Active Voters 312,190 59,549 19.07
10-Feb-04 Presidential Preference Primary and County Primary Active & Inactive Voters 326,545 59,549 18.23
05-Aug-04 State Primary & County General - Active Voters 281,135 28,071 9.98
05-Aug-04 State Primary & County General - Active & Inactive Voters 337,232 28,071 8.32
02-Nov-04 Presidential & State General Active Voters 316,526 243,431 76.55
02-Nov-04 Presidential & State General Active & Inactive Voters 366,326 243,431 66.45
13-Sep-05 Metro Sales Tax Ref. Election - Active Voters
 316,218 51,484 16.28
13-Sep-05 Metro Sales Tax Ref. Election - Active & Inactive Voters 358,319 51,484 14.36
02-May-06 County Democratic Election – Active Voters 265,040 37,219 14.00
02-May-06 County Democratic Election – Active & Inactive Voters 359,806 37, 219 10.30
03-Aug-06 State Primary & County General -Active Voters 267,169 63,054 23.60
03-Aug-06 State Primary & County General Active & Inactive Voters 361,062 63,054 17.46
07-Nov-06 State and Federal General Election
Metropolitan Election
Belle Meade Municipal Election
Forest Hills Municipal Election		 273,917 178,022 64.99
07-Nov-06 State and Federal General Election
Metropolitan Election
Belle Meade Municipal Election
Forest Hills Municipal Election		 358,840 178,022 49.61
02-Aug-07 METROPOLITAN GENERAL ELECTION 331,902 101,027 30.44
11-Sep-07 Metropolitan Run Off Election 331,903 100,041 30.14
05-Feb-08 Presidential Preference Primary Election, County Primary Election 340,343 125,734 36.94
07-Aug-08 State Primary and County General Election 346,889 24,753 7.13
04-Nov-08 State General Election 381,833 265,656 69.60
22-Jan-09 Charter Amendment Election 353,600 74,699 21.13
26-Mar-09 Special Election for Metropolitan Council District 18 11,096 1,230 11.09
30-Apr-09 Run Off Election for Metropolitan Council District 18 11,048 1,148 10.34
07-Jul-09 Lakewood Municipal City Election 1,330 420 31.58
12-Nov-09 Council District 5 Recall Election 6,628 1,084 16.35
16-Mar-10 Berry Hill Municipal Election 437 100 23
18-May-10 County Primary Election 348,430 23,136 6.64
05-Aug-10 State Primary and County General 349,727 67,420 19.27
02-Nov-10 State Primary and County General 353,600 157,019 44.41
04-Aug-11 County General 345,626 68,136 19.71
06-Mar-12 Presidential Preference Primary Election, County Primary Election 286,748 52,471 18.30
12-Jun-12 Oak Hill Mayoral Election 3,309 155 4.68
12-Aug-12 State Primary & County General 301,815 48,701 16.14

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