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Mayor, City of Clarksville

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Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The mayor leads the city of Clarksville, presides over its city council and represents it.

Nonpartisan; the sample ballot lists each candidate as an Independent Candidate. Mayor Joe Pitts is not on the ballot.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    • Supports recruiting commercial business to grow city revenue

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    • Pledges a comprehensive review of city spending

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    • Proposes cutting duplicate city and county administration

Public safety

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    • Supports fully staffing and equipping police and fire

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    No documented position found.

Education

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    • Supports continued city funding for local schools

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    No documented position found.

Housing

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    • Proposes using block-grant funds to lower new home costs

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    • Supports down-payment help and HUD money for affordable homes

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    • Supports easing rules for small homes and townhomes

Economy & jobs

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    No documented position found.

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    • Supports tying city incentives to wages and benefits

Roads & infrastructure

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    • Supports developers funding the infrastructure their projects require

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    • Pledges to prioritize roads, sidewalks and drainage by need

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    • Supports more in-house street work by city crews

Environment & parks

  • Mark RigginsNo party listed

    • Supports a stormwater utility funded by its own rates

  • Wanda SmithNo party listed

    • Supports requiring new development to manage its own runoff

  • Brian ZachariasNo party listed

    • Supports a funded stormwater division under Gas and Water

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 7 issues covered in this race.