Former Public Defender Karl Dean has defeated former Congressman Bob Clement to become Nashville's next mayor.more>> Megan Barry, Charlie Tygard, Ronnie Steine and Jerry Maynard were the top vote-getters in the at-large Metro Council race, according to early unofficial voting results Tuesday night. more>> The unofficial results for the Metro election. The results are not considered official until the Davidson County Election Commission certifies them. more>>
Former Vice Mayor Howard Gentry made an appearance at Karl Dean's campaign party tonight, and expressed his support for Dean. Gentry finished third in the August Mayoral election, and did not qualify for the runoff election. He said the numbers show that Carl Dean is Nashville's next mayor, and he wants to support the next mayor. Gentry has taken a position with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.