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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 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]
Ron Washington, City Vice Mayor[ 3]
Shane McFarland, City Councilman[ 4]
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 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]
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2022 Murfreesboro mayoral election
Candidate
Shane McFarland Tony Lehew
Popular vote
8,446
2,103
Percentage
66.45%
16.55%
Candidate
Nathan Bennett
Popular vote
2,100
Percentage
16.52%
The 2022 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on August 4, 2022. Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland ran for re-election and won a third term in office in a 3-way race.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Murfreesboro has been a Republican stronghold. In the 2020 presidential election , Murfreesboro voted for Donald Trump by 8.4%, voted for Bill Hagerty by 12.8% in the 2020 senate election , and overwhelmingly voted for Bill Lee in the 2022 gubernatorial election .[ 14]
Murfreesboro Mayor Election, 2022[ 17]
Candidate
Votes
%
Shane McFarland I )
8,446
66.45%
Tony Lehew
2,103
16.55%
Nathan Bennett
2,100
16.52%
Write-ins
61
0.48%
Total
12,710
100%
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Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland will be up for re-election.
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