David Briley, a Democrat who became interim mayor after the resignation of Megan Barry, won outright without a runoff election.

The Tennessee Supreme Court agreed with Wallace's argument, unanimously ordering a mayoral election between May 21 and May 25.

[7] All Nashville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but each candidate was affiliated with a political party.

If no candidate had won a majority of the vote, a runoff would have been held on June 28 between the top two finishers.

David Briley was the sole candidate in support of Nashville's transit plan, which was decided in a referendum on May 1.