Poll: Voters Undecided About Nashville Mayoral Election

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Most Nashville voters have yet to choose a preferred candidate in the race for mayor, according to an exclusive poll by WSMV-TV Channel 4 News.

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The copyrighted poll also shows the number of undecided voters larger than the numbers who prefer all seven candidates combined.

The telephone poll is based on a sample of 403 registered voters living in Nashville. All categorized themselves as very or somewhat likely to vote in the Aug. 2 Nashville Mayoral election.

When asked to choose a candidate if the election were held today, 51 percent of respondents said they "don’t know yet." Among those who named a candidate, 13 percent named Bob Clement, 11 percent named Howard Gentry, 11 percent named Buck Dozier, 8 percent named David Briley, and 6 percent named Karl Dean. Candidates Kenneth Eaton or Cheryl Lynn Tisdale both registered less than one percent.

Of those who supported a specific candidate, 50 percent stated there was a chance that they might change their minds over the next couple of months. Forty-five percent said there was no chance they would change their minds.

With the likelihood that the next mayor will confront the future of the Nashville Predators, WSMV asked voters about the effect of the Predators potentially leaving Nashville. Forty-two percent said such a move would have a "major effect", 40 percent cited a "minor effect" and 10 percent thought the Predators leaving would have "no effect."

The poll was conducted by the research firm Crawford, Johnson & Northcott during the first week of June. Additional poll results are available on WSMV.COM. The poll has a margin of error of +/-5%.

WSMV-TV is also hosting Nashville’s first mayoral debate, which will air on Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m.