Al Carota
Al Carota was a 2015 candidate for an at-large seat on the Nashville Metro Council in Tennessee. The general election took place on August 6, 2015.
Biography
Carota has a degree in management, and served in the military.[1]
Elections
2015
The city of Nashville, Tennessee, held nonpartisan elections for mayor and metro council on August 6, 2015. A runoff election took place on September 10, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 21, 2015. All 41 metro council seats—including the office of vice mayor—were up for election. In the race for five open at-large seats, candidates included Buddy Baker, Jody Ball, Karen Bennett, Al Carota, Erin Coleman, John Cooper, Elizabeth Dachowski, Adam Dread, Robert Duvall, Leroy Johnny Ellis, Erica Gilmore, Ronnie Greer, Sr., Frank Harrison, Jason Holleman, Martin Holsinger, Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr., Walter Hunt, Sharon W Hurt, Ken Jakes, James Keeton, John Lasiter, Don Majors, Lonnell Matthews, Jr., Bob Mendes, Sandra Moore and Jim Shulman. Bennett, Coleman, Cooper, Duvall, Gilmore, Holleman, Hurt, Matthews, Mendes and Shulman advanced to the runoff election.[2] The winners in the runoff election were Cooper, Gilmore, Mendes, Hurt and Shulman.[3] All five at-large incumbents were term-limited.[4]
Nashville City Council At-large Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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14.5% | 56,802 | |
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12.8% | 49,996 | |
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10.5% | 41,160 | |
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9.8% | 38,317 | |
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9.6% | 37,676 | |
Erin Coleman | 8.9% | 34,877 | |
Karen Bennett | 8.5% | 33,052 | |
Lonnell Matthews, Jr. | 8.4% | 32,807 | |
Robert Duvall | 8.2% | 31,925 | |
Jason Holleman | 8.1% | 31,763 | |
Write-in | 0.5% | 2,122 | |
Total Votes | 223,951 | ||
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015 |
Nashville City Council At-large General Election, 2015 | |||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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9.6% | 36,675 | |
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9.2% | 35,080 | |
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6.5% | 24,581 | |
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5.7% | 21,869 | |
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5.3% | 20,086 | |
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5% | 18,877 | |
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4.7% | 18,064 | |
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4.6% | 17,390 | |
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4.4% | 16,612 | |
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4.3% | 16,557 | |
Don Majors | 4.3% | 16,214 | |
Adam Dread | 4.2% | 16,146 | |
Walter Hunt | 4.2% | 16,090 | |
Sandra Moore | 3.9% | 14,991 | |
Buddy Baker | 3.3% | 12,695 | |
Ronnie Greer, Sr. | 3.3% | 12,454 | |
Ken Jakes | 3.1% | 11,922 | |
Frank Harrison | 2.5% | 9,659 | |
John Lasiter | 2.4% | 9,151 | |
Elizabeth Dachowski | 2.2% | 8,525 | |
Phillip Joseph Hostettler, Jr. | 2% | 7,738 | |
Jody Ball | 1.5% | 5,709 | |
James Keeton | 1.1% | 4,026 | |
Leroy Johnny Ellis | 1% | 3,880 | |
Martin Holsinger | 0.6% | 2,245 | |
Al Carota | 0.6% | 2,097 | |
Write-in | 0.4% | 1,374 | |
Total Votes | 138,291 | ||
Source: City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015 |
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See also
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Nashville, Tennessee municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ AntiochTenn.com, "Al Carota is in the race for At-Large Metro Council," July 16, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed September 15, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville Election Commission, "Official runoff election results," accessed October 2, 2015
- ↑ City of Nashville, "Davidson County Election Commission," accessed December 4, 2014
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