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Joe Pitts[1] (born August 15, 1958) is an American politician serving as Mayor of Clarksville, Tennessee as well as a former Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing District 67 since January 2007.

Education

Pitts earned his BS from Austin Peay State University.

Elections

  • 2012 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 781 votes,[2] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 12,700 votes (97.0%) against write-in candidate Mike Warner.[3]
  • 2006 When District 67 Democratic Representative Kim McMillan left the Legislature and left the seat open, Pitts was unopposed for the August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary, winning with 2,052 votes,[4] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 6,703 votes (54.0%) against Republican nominee Ken Takasaki.[5]
  • 2008 Pitts was unopposed for both the August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,837 votes,[6] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,525 votes.[7]
  • 2010 Pitts was unopposed for the August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary, winning with 1,746 votes,[8] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 5,387 votes (53.1%) against Republican nominee Neil Revlett.[9]
  • 2018 Pitts was elected mayor of Clarksville, TN, on November 6, 2018, winning over incumbent Kim McMillan with 33.8 percent of the vote over McMillan's 33.2 percent.
  • He won re-election in 2022, with 54.5 percent of the vote.

References

  1. ^ "Joe Pitts' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. ^ "State of Tennessee August 2, 2012 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 178. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  3. ^ "State of Tennessee November 6, 2012 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "August 3, 2006 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "November 7, 2006 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "State of Tennessee August 7, 2008 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "State of Tennessee November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 13, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "State of Tennessee August 5, 2010 Democratic Primary" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "State of Tennessee November 2, 2010 State General" (PDF). Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Secretary of State. p. 53. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.

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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pitts_(Tennessee_politician)