All Murfreesboro municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but most candidates can be affiliated with political parties.

Tommy Bragg Democratic Shane McFarland Republican The 2014 Murfreesboro mayoral election took place on April 15, 2014.

Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland ran for re-election and won a second term in office with an uncontested race.

During this time, Phil Bredesen was the most recent Democrat to win Murfreesboro by 0.4% in the 2018 senate election.

Incumbent Republican mayor Shane McFarland ran for re-election and won a third term in office in a 3-way race.