2007 Nashville mayoral election

The 2007 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 2, 2007, to elect the next mayor of Nashville, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill Purcell was term limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. Since there was no candidate that received a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held. In the runoff election, Democratic candidate Karl Dean was elected with 52.1% of the vote, narrowly defeating Democrat Bob Clement.

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

Advanced to the runoff

 * Bob Clement, former congressman from Tennessee's 5th congressional district, and son of governor Frank G. Clement.
 * Karl Dean, Nashville's Director of Law under Mayor Bill Purcell from 1999 to 2007.

Eliminated in the first round

 * Buck Dozier, at-large Metro Council member and former Metro fire chief.
 * David Briley, grandson of the first mayor under Metro government, Beverly Briley.
 * Howard Gentry Jr., Nashville's first black vice mayor and the son of Howard C. Gentry, a popular Tennessee State University professor and athletics didirector.