Mayoral elections in Knoxville, Tennessee

Mayoral elections in Knoxville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.

All Knoxville municipal elections are required to be non-partisan,[1] but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. Knoxville uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

1983

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1983 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1979 September 27, 1983 1987 →
 
Candidate Kyle Testerman Arthur M. "Smiley" Blanchard
Popular vote 19,403 7,448
Percentage 62.75% 24.09%

 
Candidate Lowell W. Ramsey
Popular vote 2,619
Percentage 8.47%

Mayor before election

Randy Tyree
Democratic

Elected mayor

Kyle Testerman
Republican

The 1983 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27, 1983, to elect the next mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the election of former Republican Mayor Kyle Testerman.

Results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Kyle Testerman 19,403 62.75
Nonpartisan Arthur M. "Smiley" Blanchard 7,448 24.09
Nonpartisan Lowell W. Ramsey 2,619 8.47
Nonpartisan Robert L. "Bob" Cheek 973 3.15
Nonpartisan Arnold Joseph Zandi 240 0.78
Nonpartisan Karl Paul 185 0.60
Nonpartisan Clyde Ledford 53 0.17
Nonpartisan unknown candidate 1 0
Total votes 30,922 100
Republican gain from Democratic

1987

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1987 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1983 September 29, 1987 (first round)
November 3, 1987 (runoff)
1991 →
 
Candidate Victor Ashe Randy Tyree
First round 10,765
43.85%
5,739
23.38%
Runoff 18,892
54.35%
15,853
45.61%

 
Candidate Jean Teague Casey C. Jones
First round 5,210
21.22%
2,543
10.36%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Mayor before election

Kyle Testerman
Republican

Elected mayor

Victor Ashe
Republican

The 1987 Knoxville mayoral election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Victor Ashe.

Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff election was held between the top two finishers, with Ashe defeating former mayor Randy Tyree.

Results

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First round

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First round results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Victor Ashe 10,765 43.85
Nonpartisan Randy Tyree 5,739 23.38
Nonpartisan Jean Teague 5,210 21.22
Nonpartisan Casey C. Jones 2,543 10.36
Nonpartisan Louis E. Royal 119 0.49
Nonpartisan James T. "Jim" Garland 84 0.34
Nonpartisan James Wesley Gilliam 45 0.18
Nonpartisan Boyce T. McCall 43 0.18
Nonpartisan Kyle C. Testerman 2 0.01
Total votes 24,550

Runoff

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Runoff results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Victor Ashe 18,892 54.35
Nonpartisan Randy Tyree 15,853 45.61
Write-in Jean Teague 4 0.01
Write-in C. Howard Bozeman 2 0.01
Write-in Willie Hambree 1 0.00
Write-in Harry E. Hodge 1 0.00
Write-in Steve Kidwell 1 0.00
Write-in Louis A. McElroy II 1 0.00
Write-in Ron Payne 1 0.00
Write-in E. R. Shultz 1 0.00
Write-in Kyle Testerman 1 0.00
Write-in Robt O. Watson 1 0.00
Total votes 34,759

1991

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1991 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1987 September 24, 1991 1995 →
 
Candidate Victor Ashe C. Robertson
Popular vote 11,609 3,684
Percentage 72.20% 22.91%

Mayor before election

Victor Ashe
Republican

Elected mayor

Victor Ashe
Republican

The 1991 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 24, 1991, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election of Republican Mayor Victor Ashe.

Results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Victor Ashe (Incumbent) 11,609 72.20
Nonpartisan C. Robertson 3,684 22.91
Nonpartisan S. Evans 786 4.89
Total votes 16,079 100

1995

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1995 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1991 September 26, 1995 1999 →
 
Candidate Victor Ashe Ivan Harmon
Popular vote 12,417 6,659
Percentage 63.70% 34.16%

Mayor before election

Victor Ashe
Republican

Elected mayor

Victor Ashe
Republican

The 1995 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 26, 1995, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election of Republican Mayor Victor Ashe.

Results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Victor Ashe (Incumbent) 12,417 63.70
Nonpartisan Ivan Harmon 6,659 34.16
Nonpartisan G. Hamilton 303 1.55
Nonpartisan R. Watson 113 0.58
Total votes 19,492 100

1999

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1999 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1995 September 28, 1999 2003 →
 
Candidate Victor Ashe Randy Tyree
Popular vote 10,248 5,613
Percentage 55.99% 30.67%

 
Candidate Danny Mayfield
Popular vote 2,145
Percentage 11.72%

Mayor before election

Victor Ashe
Republican

Elected mayor

Victor Ashe
Republican

The 1999 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 29, 1999, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election of Republican Mayor Victor Ashe, who defeated former Democratic Mayor Randy Tyree.

Results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Victor Ashe (Incumbent) 10,248 55.99
Nonpartisan Randy Tyree 5,613 30.67
Nonpartisan Danny Mayfield 2,145 11.72
Nonpartisan G. Hamilton Sr. 114 0.62
Nonpartisan J. Madden 104 0.57
Nonpartisan B. McCall 80 0.44
Total votes 18,304 100

2003

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2003 Knoxville mayoral election

← 1999 September 30, 2003 2007 →
 
Candidate Bill Haslam Madeline Rogero
Popular vote 15,730 13,864
Percentage 52.64% 46.39%

Mayor before election

Victor Ashe
Republican

Elected mayor

Bill Haslam
Republican

The 2003 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 30, 2003, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. Republican candidate Bill Haslam defeated Democratic candidate Madeline Rogero with 52.6% of the vote.

Haslam reached a majority in the initial round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff to be held.

Results

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Results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bill Haslam 15,730 52.64
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero 13,864 46.39
Nonpartisan George Alexander Hamilton, Sr. 166 0.56
Nonpartisan Boyce McCall 123 0.41
Total votes 29,883 100

2007

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2007 Knoxville mayoral election

← 2003 September 25, 2007 2011 →
 
Candidate Bill Haslam Isa Infante
Popular vote 5,728 667
Percentage 87.32% 10.17%

Mayor before election

Bill Haslam
Republican

Elected mayor

Bill Haslam
Republican

The 2007 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 25, 2007 to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections; it was officially nonpartisan. It saw the re-election of incumbent Republican Bill Haslam.

Haslam reached a majority in the initial round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff to be held.

Results

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Results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Bill Haslam (incumbent) 5,728 87.32
Nonpartisan Isa Infante 667 10.17
Nonpartisan Mark Saroff 165 2.52
Total votes 6,560

2011

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2011 Knoxville mayoral election

← 2007 September 27, 2011 (first round)
November 8, 2011 (runoff)
2015 →
 
Candidate Madeline Rogero Mark Padgett
First round 8,242
49.90%
3,741
22.65%
Runoff 12,441
58.50%
8,827
41.50%

 
Candidate Ivan Harmon
First round 3,537
22.33%
Runoff Eliminated

Mayor before election

Daniel Brown (acting)

Elected mayor

Madeline Rogero
Democratic

The 2011 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27 and November 8, 2011, to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Democratic candidate Madeline Rogero.

Serving as acting mayor, following the resignation of Republican mayor Bill Haslam to serve as Governor of Tennessee and in the months before the individual elected in this race would take office, was Daniel Brown, who did not seek a full term as mayor.

Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top two finishers.

The election saw Rogero become the first woman elected mayor of Knoxville. She is also the first woman to be elected mayor in any of the "Big Four" cities of Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and Chattanooga).

Results

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First round

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First round results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero 8,242 49.90
Nonpartisan Mark Padgett 3,741 22.65
Nonpartisan Ivan Harmon 3,537 22.33
Nonpartisan Joe Hultquist 698 4.23
Nonpartisan Bo Bennett 148 0.90
Total votes 16,518

Runoff

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Runoff results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero 12,441 58.50
Nonpartisan Mark Padgett 8,827 41.50
Total votes 21,268
Democratic gain from Republican

2015

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2015 Knoxville mayoral election

← 2011 September 29, 2015 2019 →
 
Candidate Madeline Rogero
Popular vote 3,711
Percentage 98.78%

Results by precinct
Rogero:      <90%

Mayor before election

Madeline Rogero
Democratic

Elected mayor

Madeline Rogero
Democratic

The 2015 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 29, 2015 to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Madeline Rogero won re-election with 98.8% of the vote.

Since Rogero reached a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was held. This was set to be the case since only two candidates were on the ballot.

Results

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First round results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero (incumbent) 3,811 98.78
Write-in Jack Knoxville 46 1.22
Total votes 3,757

2019

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2019 Knoxville mayoral election

← 2015 August 27, 2019 (first round)
November 5, 2019 (runoff)
2023 →
 
Candidate Indya Kincannon Eddie Mannis
First round 5,568
28.31%
7,005
36.64%
Runoff 13,291
52.41%
12,069
47.59%

 
Candidate Marshall Stair
First round 5,158
26.87%
Runoff Eliminated

Kincannon:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Mannis:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Stair:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%

Mayor before election

Madeline Rogero
Democratic

Elected mayor

Indya Kincannon
Democratic

The 2019 Knoxville mayoral Election took place on August 27, 2019, and November 5, 2019, to elect the next mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. All Knoxville municipal elections are non-partisan.

Since no candidate met 50% or more of the votes, Republican candidate Eddie Mannis and Democratic candidate Indya Kincannon advanced to the November election. Indya Kincannon won the runoff election with 52.4% of the vote.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor Madeline Rogero was ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum of two terms.[13]

Candidates

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Declared

  • Michael Andrews, licensed barber[14][13]
  • Fletcher Burkhardt, social media specialist[14]
  • Indya Kincannon, former Knox County School Board member (2004–2014), former chair of the Knox County School Board, former city director for Mayor Rogero[14]
  • Eddie Mannis, former COO and deputy to Mayor Rogero, chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Authority, prominent businessman[14]
  • Calvin Taylor Skinner, worked in community and leadership development[14]
  • Marshall Stair, lawyer, at-large member of the Knoxville City Council (2011–2019)[14]

Results

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First round

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First round results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Eddie Mannis 7,005 36.64
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon 5,568 28.31
Nonpartisan Marshall Stair 5,158 26.87
Nonpartisan Fletcher "Knoxville" Burkhardt 591 3.09
Nonpartisan Calvin Taylor Skinner 493 2.58
Nonpartisan Michael W. Andrews 301 1.57
Total votes 19,116

Runoff

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In the runoff election, Indya Kincannon defeated Eddie Mannis.

Runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon 13,291 52.41
Nonpartisan Eddie Mannis 12,069 47.59
Total votes 25,360 100

2023

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2023 Knoxville mayoral election

← 2019 August 29, 2023 2027 →
 
Candidate Indya Kincannon Jeff Talman
Popular vote 9,431 4,808
Percentage 57.52% 29.32%

 
Candidate Constance Every R. C. Lawhorn
Popular vote 1,328 830
Percentage 8.10% 5.06%

Kincannon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Talman:      40–50%
Tie:      40–50%
No data:      40–50%

Mayor before election

Indya Kincannon
Democratic

Elected mayor

Indya Kincannon
Democratic

The 2023 Knoxville mayoral election took place on August 29, 2023 to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. All Knoxville municipal elections are non-partisan. Since Kincannon won a majority of the vote in the initial round, no runoff was needed. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Indya Kincannon was elected with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Republican[16] Candidate Jeff Talman.

Indya Kincannon announced her re-election campaign on November 16, 2022.[17] She was sworn in on December 16, 2023.[18]

Candidates

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Declared

  • Indya Kincannon, incumbent mayor[17]
  • Jeff Talman, mortgage banker and president of the Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club[19]
  • Constance Every, nonprofit founder
  • R.C. Lawhorn, businessman[20]

Results

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Results[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon (Incumbent) 9,431 57.52
Nonpartisan Jeff Talman 4,808 29.32
Nonpartisan Constance Every 1,328 8.10
Nonpartisan R.C. Lawhorn 830 5.06
Total votes 16,397 100

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Staff, Knox News. "Your guide to politics and elections in Knoxville | Knoxpedia". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ "City Election History 1981-Present". www.knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 October 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. ^ "City Election History 1981-Present". www.knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  6. ^ "City Election History 1981-Present". www.knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  7. ^ "City Election History 1981-Present". www.knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  8. ^ "Unofficial Tally Results - By Election". Knox County. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Report — Unofficial Knox County, Tennessee — CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION — September 25, 2007" (PDF). Knox County. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Cumulative Report — Unofficial Knox County, Tennessee — City of Knoxville Primary and State Senate Special Primary Election — September 27, 2011" (PDF). Knox County. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Cumulative Report — Unofficial Knox County, Tennessee — City of Knoxville Regular and Special State Senate General Election — November 08, 2011" (PDF). Knox County. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Knox County, Tennessee — Tennessee House 14th District Special General and |City of Knoxville Primary Election — September 29, 2015" (PDF). Knox County. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  13. ^ a b "OFFICES ON THE 2019 BALLOT". knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Whetstone, Tyler. "Who will be Knoxville's next mayor? We tell you about the candidates". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  15. ^ "Cumulative Report — Official Knox County, Tennessee — CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION — August 27, 2019" (PDF). Knox County. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  16. ^ "Home". Talman For Mayor. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  17. ^ a b "Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announces she is seeking reelection in 2023". WBIR.com. WBIR. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "indya kincannon sworn in as mayor - Google Search". www.google.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  19. ^ "About". Talman For Mayor. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  20. ^ "About Me". R C Lawhorn for Mayor. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  21. ^ "August 2023 Election Results". Knox County. Retrieved November 9, 2023.