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

Knoxville elections are officially non-partisan, and use a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.

Elections before 1987

1987

1987 Knoxville mayoral election
 
Candidate Victor Ashe Randy Tyree
First-round vote 10,765 5,739
First-round percentage 43.85% 23.38%
Second-round vote 18,892 15,853
Second-round percentage 54.35% 45.61%
 
Candidate Jean Teague Casey C. Jones
First-round vote 5,210 2,543
First-round percentage 21.22 10.36
Mayor before election

Kyle Testerman
Republican

 Elected Mayor

Victor Ashe
Republican

The 1987 Knoxville mayoral election took place on October and November of 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

First round

First round results[1]
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

Runoff results[2]
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

1995

1999

2003

2003 Knoxville mayoral election
September 30, 2003
 
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; it was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Bill Haslam.

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

Results

Results[3]
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

2007 Knoxville mayoral election
September 25, 2007
 
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 reelection of incumbent Bill Haslam.

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

Results

Results[4]
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

2011 Knoxville mayoral election
September 27, 2011 (first round)
November 8, 2011 (runoff)
 
Candidate Madeline Rogero Mark Padgett Ivan Harmon
First-round vote 8,242 3,741 3,537
First-round percentage 49.90% 22.65% 22.33%
Second-round vote 12,441 8,827
Second-round percentage 58.50% 41.50%
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 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

First round

First round results[5]
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

Runoff results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero 12,441 58.50
Nonpartisan Mark Padgett 8,827 41.50
Total votes 21,268

2015

2015 Knoxville mayoral election
September 29, 2015
 
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 and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the reelection of incumbent Madeline Rogero.

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

First round results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Madeline Rogero (incumbent) 3,811 98.78
Write-in Jack Knoxville 46 1.22
Total votes 3,757

2019

2019 Knoxville mayoral election
August 27, 2019 (first round)
November 6, 2019 (second round)
 
Candidate Indya Kincannon Eddie Mannis Marshall Stair
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 5,568 7,005 5,158
First-round percentage 28.31% 36.64% 26.87%
Runoff vote 13,291 12,069
Runoff percentage 52.41% 47.59%
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, Eddie Mannis and Indya Kincannon advanced to the November election.

Incumbent Mayor Madeline Rogero was ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum of two terms.[8]

Candidates

Declared

  • Michael Andrews, licensed barber[9][8]
  • Fletcher Burkhardt, social media specialist[9]
  • Indya Kincannon, former Knox County School Board member (2004–2014), former chair of the Knox County School Board, former city director for Mayor Rogero[9]
  • Eddie Mannis, former COO and deputy to Mayor Rogero, chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Authority, prominent businessman[9]
  • Calvin Taylor Skinner, worked in community and leadership development[9]
  • Marshall Stair, lawyer, at-large member of the Knoxville City Council (2011–2019)[9]

Results

First round

First round results[10]
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

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

2023 Knoxville mayoral election
August 29, 2023
 
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%
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.

Incumbent mayor Indya Kincannon announced her re-election campaign on November 16, 2022.[11]

Since Kincannon reached won re-election because she reached a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was needed.

Candidates

Declared

  • Indya Kincannon, incumbent mayor[11]
  • Jeff Talman, mortgage banker and president of the Knoxville Volunteer Rotary Club[12]
  • Constance Every, nonprofit founder
  • R.C. Lawhorn, businessman[13]

Results

Results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Indya Kincannon 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

References

  1. ↑ "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 October 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Unofficial Tally Results - By Election". Knox County. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Cumulative Report — Unofficial Knox County, Tennessee — CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION — September 25, 2007" (PDF). Knox County. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 "OFFICES ON THE 2019 BALLOT". knoxvilletn.gov. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Whetstone, Tyler. "Who will be Knoxville's next mayor? We tell you about the candidates". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  10. ↑ "Cumulative Report — Official Knox County, Tennessee — CITY OF KNOXVILLE PRIMARY ELECTION — August 27, 2019" (PDF). Knox County. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  11. 1 2 "Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon announces she is seeking reelection in 2023". WBIR.com. WBIR. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ "About". Talman For Mayor. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  13. ↑ "About Me". R C Lawhorn for Mayor. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  14. ↑ "August 2023 Election Results". Knox County. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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