Briley and several dozen supporters gathered in a small event room at the Noelle Hotel, the same venue where his grandfather, the late Beverly Briley, held multiple mayoral election night parties. Sources: Week Four Vanderbilt-Missouri game to be postponed due to COVID-19. David Briley, a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry, won outright without a runoff election. Cooper stayed the course on a message that's resonated throughout the city. "I just felt like the type of leadership which John Cooper provided was the right change," Harris said from Cooper's election night party. This is the moment to make Nashville work for everybody. I was proud to support him.”. General Election, 35th Councilmanic Special That is our challenge — using this prosperity to build a better, more livable city. "It's something he should have started out of the gate with. - Hand, State Gen. (Term Limits) He credits Cooper’s strong campaign and widespread support as two key factors in his victory. ‘That’s animal abuse’: Woman caught on video violently hurling puppy at man, Missouri town holds vigil after death of emaciated 10-year-old; Adoptive parents charged, Metro Health Dept. He believes that the city’s rapid growth is leaving its people behind and vowed to change this course. JWH on “I will do everything I can to help Councilman Cooper as he becomes mayor, as a new council of 40 people focus on what's important to our city," Briley said. "Tonight is about a Nashville that works for everybody," Cooper told supporters at the Nashville Palace in Donelson. "Everybody deserves opportunities," Harris said. The Vanderbilt Hustler welcomes and encourages readers to engage with content and express opinions through the comments section on our website and social media platforms. and Rep. Primary and 5th ", "It is that time to get tourism dollars going to residents instead of resident dollars going to tourism.“, "He's got to hit the ground running ... and do it right out of the gate," Geer said. General - Active and Inactive Voters, County Primary - Active and Inactive RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — There could be a historic turnout for this year's presidential election and early voting starts Wednesday in Tennessee. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Mayor David Briley and At-large Metro Council member John Cooper competed in the Nashville mayoral runoff election on Thursday. But in that transition, some of Dean's top aides kept their jobs and worked in the Barry administration, easing some of the challenges facing the new mayor. But he also had the backing of key unions, including the Metro Nashville Education Association Political Action Committee, the Laborers International Union of America Local 386, the Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Firefighters Local 140. Voters, Metropolitan General - Active and Inactive An estimated 110,000 people voted in the 2015 runoff when Megan Barry was elected. Reporters Natalie Allison and Adam Tamburin contributed to this report. Comments which contain vulgarity, hate speech, personal attacks or appear to be spam or commercial promotion will be blocked or removed by The Hustler. of the vote, Cooper’s victory over Briley marks the first time in Tennessee’s history that a sitting mayor has lost reelection. "It was too late," said John Geer, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University. “If you want to keep it status quo and keep our police officers leaving and numbers dropping, and keep scooters on the street, don’t vote because you’re going to leave it the same.”. “The university absolutely needs to tap into all the energy that Nashville has just like Nashville needs to tap into all the energy Vanderbilt has,” said Geer. Members of the Metro Council are elected through 35 numbered districts and five at-large districts within the county. The polls are closed now. In the August election, Briley came in second behind city councilman John Cooper; however, no candidate took more than 50 percent of the vote, forcing a runoff between Cooper and Briley on September 12, 2019. Cooper won th… Voters, Presidential and State General Active Incumbent David Briley won the office in a special election last May, taking 55 percent of the vote in a field of 13 candidates, easily clearing the 50 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff election, The Tennessee Star reported at the time. Jason M. Reynolds has more than 20 years’ experience as a journalist at outlets of all sizes. The comments section, both on the website and social media, is moderated by the Editor in Chief. Although both mayoral candidates are Democrats, conservatives coalesced around Cooper. Election Results . But past mayors have had a full, four-year term under their belts and had not entered office under the unusual set of circumstances Briley did. With Briley supported by much of Metro’s political establishment, Cooper’s sizable win brings a new guard into the mayor’s office. But Briley was no ordinary incumbent, having been in office for only 18 months, and Cooper’s win marks the culmination of one of the most tumultuous periods ever in Nashville politics. https://www.nashvillepublicradio.org/post/investigation-vanderbilt-s-john-geer-among-professors-quietly-defending-tobacco-companies-court#stream/0. MIAMI (NewsNation Now) — President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will hold competing town halls on Thursday. He outpaced Briley in endorsements, with several prominent business and community leaders jumping from Briley's corner, hedging their bets on the candidate with the clearest path to victory. According to the Nashville Election Commission, there are 399,956 registered, active voters eligible to vote in the mayoral election. He worked to continue many of Barry's initiatives while also putting his mark on the city. We made progress on so many fronts.”. The second set of films in Amazon’s new horror-thriller anthology “Welcome to the Blumhouse” arrives this week. Dean of the College of Arts and Science and professor of political science John Geer had one word to say in response to Cooper’s victory: “Wow.”. (Gov. Election Results . "There will be tensions between the two camps," Geer said. ► Metro Council runoff: Zulfat Suara becomes first Muslim elected to Nashville office. Official election results for past elections can be found here . After emerging from the first round of the election as the front-runner, Cooper quickly collected the campaign donations he lacked in the general election when he largely self-funded his campaign. Council District, Metro Special and 35th The 63-year-old Cooper campaigned on the mantra that the city's unprecedented growth was leaving behind residents and Nashville needs to reset its priorities. Voters, State Primary and County General - “I knew people were frustrated with Briley’s leadership […] but Nashville must have wanted a big change,” Newell said in an email to The Hustler. Nashville's voters have spoken in the runoff election for mayor and several Metro Council seats. President of Vanderbilt College Democrats Will Newell shared Geer’s amazement by Cooper’s margin of victory. John Cooper, who campaigned on a platform of getting the city's fiscal house in order, was elected the ninth mayor of Nashville’s metropolitan government on Thursday in a historic election that signaled the strong desire among voters for a new direction for Music City. General - Active and Inactive Voters, State Primary and County Voters, State General - Active and Inactive The Metro Charter does not clearly outline when a new mayor enters office, instead leaving that to be determined between the incumbent and mayor-elect. [1] In the August election, Briley came in second behind city councilman John Cooper; however, no candidate took more than 50 percent of the vote, forcing a runoff between Cooper and Briley on September 12, 2019. VSU’s ‘Blaze the Ballot’ initiative hopes to educate, encourage students to vote. But if we don’t get the money right, we can’t get anything else right. Bredesen), Charter Amendments - Term "But more than anything, I'm proud of what we accomplished in such a short time span. For those looking to avoid huge crowds at the polls amid the COVID-19 pandemic, early voting provides a helpful option to cast your ballot. Residents also voted in one of the city's most progressive Metro Councils in history, with the incoming 40-person body made up with more immigrants, women and LGBTQ council members than ever before. While Geer said it was pretty clear that Cooper had an edge over Briley, the election results still come as a shock, noting that winning 70 percent of the vote, as Cooper did, is rare in modern day elections. Congress, Metro Run-Off Mayor Boner [2] Cooper won the runoff definitively with 69 percent of the vote. Cooper, an at-large Metro Council member, convincingly defeated Mayor David Briley 69% to 30%, marking the first time since the formation of Metro government that an incumbent mayor has lost a reelection bid, according to complete but unofficial results. Among the supporters gathered were Briley’s two former colleagues at Bone McCallister Norton, a law firm. Briley lacked a consistent message to the citizens of Nashville that would gain him a following, he said. In a special election in Aug. 2018, he ran for and subsequently won an election that allowed him to fill the remainder of Barry’s term. Gen. - Tax Refrndm (No), County Primary and 12th Former Mayor Karl Dean left office about two weeks after former Mayor Megan Barry won the 2015 mayoral runoff. This is the third time in the last 12 years that the mayoral election in Nashville has come down to a runoff. "There are friendly transitions and hostile transitions.". 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