2018 Clarksville mayoral election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
Officially non-partisan
 
Candidate Joe Pitts Kim McMillan
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 11,445 11,232
Percentage 33.85% 33.22%
 
Candidate Bill Summers DaJuan Little
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 6,360 4,686
Percentage 18.81% 13.86%
Mayor before election

Kim McMillan
Democratic

 Elected Mayor

Joe Pitts
Democratic

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, loosing by 213 votes to Democrat Joe Pitts in a 4-way race.[1] The mayoral election coincided with other elections, including races for Clarksville City Council.[2]

Bill Summers was the Republican candidate in this election.[3][4] DaJuan Little was endorsed by the Libertarian Party.[5]

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.[6]

Candidates

Declared

Results

Clarksville Mayor Election, 2018[12]
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%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Settle, Jimmy. "Pitts wins close race over McMillan for Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ↑ "ElectionSummary". mcgtn.org. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  3. ↑ clarksvillecivilwar (2018-07-14). "July Meeting Information". Red River Republican Women. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ↑ Smith, Chris. "Bill Summers running again for Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ↑ Alt, Jason. "Libertarian Party of Montgomery County gives endorsements". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  6. ↑ "DRA Tennessee". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  7. ↑ "Former city councilman Bill Summers announces run for Clarksville mayor". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  8. ↑ "Clarksville mayoral candidate to debut solar-powered bus stop bench at public event". ClarksvilleNow.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  9. ↑ "Here's who's running for City Council in Clarksville". ClarksvilleNow.com. 2020. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  10. ↑ Settle, Jimmy. "Kim McMillan confirms she's running for re-election as Clarksville mayor". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  11. ↑ Settle, Jimmy. "Pitts officially on ballot in Clarksville mayor's race". The Leaf-Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  12. ↑ "ElectionSummary". mcgtn.org. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
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