CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Mark Riggins had a bit of a theme for his campaign: “From the jackhammer to City Hall,” reflecting how he started with the City of Clarksville 30 years ago in an entry-level job, then worked his way up to leadership positions, culminating in his election victory Tuesday night.
In some ways, Riggins is about to have to work his way up again.
First, he won a tight three-way mayor’s race only 2.8 percentage points ahead of his closest contender, in a nail-biter Election Night that at some points had Riggins slightly behind. “We knew it would be close, but we thought we would win,” Riggins said Wednesday in a Clarksville Conversations interview with host Charlie Koon…