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Mayoral elections in Murfreesboro are held every four years to elect the mayor of Murfreesboro, Tennessee .
All Murfreesboro municipal elections are required to be non-partisan , but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties.
2014 2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election
Candidate
Shane McFarland Ron Washington
Popular vote
5,315
2,474
Percentage
68.09%
31.69%
The 2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on April 15, 2014. Incumbent Democratic mayor Tommy Bragg decided not to run for re-election to a third term.[1]
Republican candidate Shane McFarland defeated Vice Mayor Ron Washington, becoming the youngest person elected as mayor in Murfreesboro history.[2]
Candidates Ron Washington, City Vice Mayor[3]
Shane McFarland, City Councilman[4] Results
Murfreesboro Mayor Election, 2014[5]
Candidate
Votes
%
Shane McFarland 5,315
68.09%
Ron Washington
2,474
31.69%
Write-ins
17
0.22%
Total
7,806
100%
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2018 2018 Murfreesboro mayoral election
The 2018 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on August 2, 2018. Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland ran for re-election and won a second term in office with an uncontested race.[6] [7]
Murfreesboro has been a Republican stronghold. In the 2016 presidential election , Murfreesboro voted for Donald Trump by 19.0% and voted for Bill Lee by 9.6% in the 2018 gubernatorial election . During this time, Phil Bredesen was the most recent Democrat to win Murfreesboro by 0.4% in the 2018 senate election .[8]
Candidates Results
See also References
^ Fagan, Jonathon (April 27, 2014). "End of 'The Bragg Era' . The Murfreesboro Post . Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017 . ^ "Mayor Shane McFarland | Murfreesboro, TN - Official Website" . www.murfreesborotn.gov . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ ourhometowninc (2014-01-12). "Washington to run for Murfreesboro mayor - Main Street Media of Tennessee" . Main Street Media of Tennessee - . Retrieved 2024-01-29 . ^ ourhometowninc (2013-11-09). "McFarland to run for Murfreesboro mayor - Main Street Media of Tennessee" . Main Street Media of Tennessee - . Retrieved 2024-01-29 . ^ "Election Results" . secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-29 .^ Broden, Mariah Timms and Scott. "Election 2018: A look at Murfreesboro city election ballot; Mayor Shane McFarland unopposed" . The Daily News Journal . Retrieved 2023-12-22 . ^ "Rutherford_ County Election Results" . secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "DRA Tennessee" . Daves Redistricting . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ Broden, Mariah Timms and Scott. "Election 2018: A look at Murfreesboro city election ballot; Mayor Shane McFarland unopposed" . The Daily News Journal . Retrieved 2023-12-22 . ^ "Rutherford_ County Election Results" . secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "Shane McFarland remains Murfreesboro mayor; Scales-Harris retains council seat" . Yahoo Sports . 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "August 4th Election Results" . www.wgnsradio.com . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "May 3rd, 2022 - Rutherford County Election Results" . secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "DRA Tennessee" . Daves Redistricting . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ a b Broden, Scott. "Murfreesboro mayoral candidates debate apartments, growth and solid waste" . The Daily News Journal . Retrieved 2023-12-22 . ^ "Candidate announcement: Shane McFarland for Murfreesboro Mayor - Main Street Media of Tennessee" . Main Street Media of Tennessee . 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2023-12-22 .^ "May 3rd, 2022 - Rutherford County Election Results" . secured.rutherfordcountytn.gov . Retrieved 2023-12-22 .
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