NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — We are in the thick of the mayoral campaign and are now getting a rundown of where the candidates are landing because of a new poll.
This poll is from NAIOP Nashville, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association. 400 likely Davidson County voters were polled on June 2nd and June 3rd this month about these specific seven of the candidates.
If the election was today, who would you vote for?
Freddie O’Connell………………………………10%
Jeff Yarbro ...................................................... 9%
Heidi Campbell ............................................... 8%
Matt Wiltshire ..................................................8%
Sharon Hurt .................................................... 7%
Alice Rolli ........................................................ 4%
Jim Gingrich.................................................... 3%
Someone else ................................................. 6%
Not sure .......................................................... 45%
The poll also gets into favorability.
| Favorable | Unfavorable | Not Sure | |
| O’Connell | 20% | 10% | 70% |
| Yarbro | 29% | 9% | 61% |
| Campbell | 26% | 16% | 58% |
| Wiltshire | 20% | 8% | 72% |
| Hurt | 17% | 12% | 70% |
| Rolli | 8% | 13% | 79% |
| Gingrich | 11% | 15% | 75% |
It is clear name recognition is playing a big roll here as we are seeing those who have held office or who are sinking a lot of time into ads at the front of the pack.
NewsChannel 5's next debate at Belmont University is on June 22nd.
