Nashville Mayor Race 2025. Metro nashville council member freddie o’connell will be the fourth straight mayor to ascend from the city’s legislative branch to the executive seat after winning thursday night’s runoff election. Longtime resident and realtor bill strauss is the fourth candidate to declare his intent to run in the 2025 columbus mayor’s race.

Here is a snapshot of where things stand for each candidate’s. Nashville’s mayoral runoff election turned into a classic democrat versus republican race despite being classified nonpartisan.