Election Statistics
for Davidson County, Tennessee
Last updated, April 14, 2008
| DATE | ELECTION | REGISTERED VOTERS |
NO. OF VOTERS |
PERCENT TURNOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Mayor West (1951- - 1963) | |||
| 1958 | City/County Consolidation | 132,425 | 45,618 | 34.45 |
| 1962 | City/County Colsolidation - Yes or No | 153,368 | 65,514 | 42.72 |
| 1-Apr-63 | Metro Formed Mayor Briley (1963-1975) | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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) | |||
| 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 | 77,014 | 23.43 |
| 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 | 14.0 |
| 02-May-06 | County Democratic Election – Active & Inactive Voters | 359,806 | 37, 219 | 10.3 |
| 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 |