2011 Nashville mayoral election

2011 Nashville mayoral election
	August 4, 2011
Turnout	19.71%
Mayor before election; Karl Dean; Democratic	Elected mayor ; Karl Dean; Democratic

The 2011 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 4, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Karl Dean, who was first elected in 2007, ran for re-election. He was originally challenged by Metro Councilman Michael Craddock,^[2] but Craddock dropped out of the race on May 26, 2011, citing fundraising difficulties.^[3] Following Craddock's withdrawal, Dean did not face serious opposition.^[4] He ended up winning re-election in a landslide, receiving 79 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Candidates

Karl Dean, incumbent Mayor
James Keeton
Marvin Barnes
Bruce Casper

Dropped out

Michael Craddock, Metro Councilman^[3]

Results

2011 Nashville mayoral election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Karl Dean (inc.)	50,391	79.13%
	Nonpartisan	James Keeton	6,661	10.46%
	Nonpartisan	Marvin Barnes	4,220	6.63%
	Nonpartisan	Bruce Casper	1,810	2.84%
	Write-in		597	0.94%
Total votes			63,679	100.00%

References

^ "Election Statistics". Davidson County Election Commission. 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Rau, Nate (March 8, 2011). "Craddock qualifies for mayor race". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 2B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Cass, Michael (May 27, 2011). "Craddock drops out of mayor's race". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ Cass, Michael (May 20, 2011). "Metro races pull big crowd". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
^ "August 4, 2011 Election Results (Certified)". Davidson County Election Commission. 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[1] "Election Statistics". Davidson County Election Commission. 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[2] Rau, Nate (March 8, 2011). "Craddock qualifies for mayor race". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 2B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[Craddock_drops_out-3] Cass, Michael (May 27, 2011). "Craddock drops out of mayor's race". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[4] Cass, Michael (May 20, 2011). "Metro races pull big crowd". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 1B. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[5] "August 4, 2011 Election Results (Certified)". Davidson County Election Commission. 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

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