Clarksville Mayor · Nov 3, 2026
Wanda Smith
Candidate for Mayor
Wanda Smith is running for mayor of Clarksville in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Mark Riggins and Brian Zacharias.
Voter registration deadline · Mon, Oct 5, 2026
TodayClarksville City Council member, former mayor pro tem and longtime small-business owner. She served as a federal employee at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital in Patient Administration.
Wanda Smith is term-limited in Ward 6 and is running for mayor. Clarksville Now · Sep 30, 2026
Through the second-quarter filing period, Mark Riggins had raised $149,500, Brian Zacharias $12,771 and Wanda Smith $8,285. Clarksville Now · Aug 18, 2026
Where Wanda Smith stands: positions on the record
Budget and taxes3 sourced positions
Voted no on the FY2026-27 budget, which set the property tax rate at $1.01, a 9-cent increase (passed 7-6, July 2026).
Council voteClarksville Now · Jul 9, 2026
Proposed an amendment returning the property tax rate to $0.92 with over $6 million in cuts; it failed 3-10 (July 2026).
Council voteClarksville Now · Jul 9, 2026
Voted no on lowering the city's minimum unassigned fund balance from 20% to 17% of General Fund expenditures (passed 10-3, June 2026).
Council voteClarksville City Council minutes, June 4, 2026 · Jun 4, 2026
Police and fire pay1 sourced position
Voted no on asking Human Resources to study a pay plan for Fire and Police Department employees separate from the general city pay plan (failed 6-7, September 2025).
Council voteClarksville City Council minutes, Sept. 4, 2025 · Sep 4, 2025
Performing Arts Center1 sourced position
Voted yes on deferring the Performing Arts Center interlocal agreement until February 2027 (passed 9-3, October 2026).
Council voteClarksville Now · Oct 1, 2026
Sales tax split1 sourced position
as reported by Clarksville Now; not a direct quote
Said more time is needed to review the proposal to renegotiate the sales tax split with the county before making a decision.
Own statementClarksville Now · Oct 2, 2026
City money for schools1 sourced position
as quoted by Clarksville Now
Said the city should keep giving money to the school system.
“I do see that we need to keep giving money to the school system, even though we don’t run the school system, per se.”
Forum answerClarksville Now · May 8, 2026
Flooding and stormwater1 sourced position
Proposes a master stormwater plan and requiring every new development to manage its own runoff.
“every new development must be required to manage its own runoff so it does not push water onto neighboring properties”
Own statementClarksville Now · Sep 27, 2026
Past candidacies1 sourced position
Ran for City Council, Ward 6 in 2022 (won).
Own statementMontgomery County Election Commission · Nov 8, 2022
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