In Metro Nashville Davidson County, there were 432,265 total registered active voters. 209,393, or 48% of them cast ballots in person during the Early Voting period, October 16-31.
Nashvillians expressed their opinion of the proposed Transit Referendum. The measure succeeded by a vote of 183,108 for the measure and 96,305 against it.
Across the state, the race for US Senate between incumbent Republican Marsha Blackburn and Democratic challenger Gloria Johnson fell to the incumbent, despite widespread rejection of the Republican agenda in many quarters. In Nashville Johnson outpolled Blackburn 178,842 to 99,802, but lost the Statewide contest.
Midstate Democrat challengers for the US House of Representatives were also unsuccessful in their races seeking to unseat Republicans in gerrymandered districts.
In District 5, incumbent Andy Ogles was successful against Democratic challenger Maryam Abolfazli, by a margin of 204,807 for Ogles versus 142,136 for Abolfazli districtwide; Abolfazli outpaced Ogles 77,473 to 52,797 in Nashville.
In District 6, incumbent John Rose was successful against Democratic challenger Lore Bergman by a margin of 225,426 to 106,085 districtwide; she won in Metro 48,734 to 21,693.
In District 7, incumbent Mark Green was was successful against Democratic challenger Megan Barry by a margin of 191,832 for Green versus 122,593 for Barry; she also won in Metro 47,981 to 21,639.
In local races, Democratic Incumbent Heidi Campbell defeated Republican challenger Wyatt Rampy by a margin of 63,216 for Campbell versus 46,897 for Rampy for Senate District 20.
Democratic Incumbent Bo Mitchell defeated Republican challenger Jennifer Frensley Webb by a margin of 16,589 for Mitchell versus 14,084 for Webb for House District 50.
Democratic Incumbent Aftyn Behn defeated Republican challenger Jeff Ketel-sen by a margin of 24,335 for Behn versus 8,590 for Ketelsen for House District 51.
Democratic Incumbent Justin Jones defeated Republican challenger Laura Nelson by a margin of 14,453 for Jones versus 5,969 for Nelson for House District 52.
Democratic Incumbent Jason Powell defeated Republican challenger Yog Nepal and Independent Reuben Dockery by a margin of 13,953 for Powell versus 7,468 for Nepal and 917 for Dockery for House District 53.
Shaundelle Brooks defeated Republican challenger Chad Bobo by a margin of 17,636 for Brooks versus 14,300 for Bobo for House District 60.
Democratic Incumbents Vincent Dixie, House District 54; John Ray Clemmons, House District 55, Bob Freeman, House District 56, Harold Love, House District 58, and Caleb Hemmer, House District 59 were unopposed, and re-elected.
Although she was not on the ballot in Tennessee, congratulations to Angela Alsobrooks who was elected to the US Senate in Maryland. She be-comes only the third Black woman elected to the office, along with Carole Mosely Braun and Kamala Harris.
