In a year full of countywide elections, it’s hard to pick a favorite. There was the one on May 24, triggered by a lawsuit from a candidate (Ludye Wallace) who shortly thereafter said he wasn’t even running. There was the vice mayoral election on Sept. 6, tertiary fallout from the resignation of Mayor Megan Barry. But the “best” — if only because it saw the highest turnout of the year — was surely the one held on May 1, when more than 120,000 Nashvillians cast their votes in both the Democratic and Republican primaries, as well as on the transit referendum. That turnout is far higher than a county primary election typically draws, as thousands showed up to the polls to defeat a multibillion-dollar transit proposal backed by the mayor, some prominent business leaders and others. STEPHEN ELLIOTT
Best Election
May 1
