Joe Pitts (Tennessee politician)

American politician

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.

https://www.theleafchronicle.com/story/news/local/clarksville/2018/11/07/clarksville-tn-election-results-2018-consolidation/1825129002/

External links

• Official page at the Tennessee General Assembly
• Campaign site
• Profile at Vote Smart
• Joe Pitts at Ballotpedia
• Joe Pitts at the National Institute on Money in State Politics