All Knoxville municipal elections are required to benon-partisan,[1] but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. Knoxville uses atwo-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.
The1983 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27, 1983, to elect the nextmayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the election of formerRepublican MayorKyle Testerman.
The1987 Knoxville mayoral election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election ofVictor Ashe.
Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, arunoff election was held between the top two finishers, with Ashe defeating former mayorRandy Tyree.
The1991 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 24, 1991, to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election ofRepublican MayorVictor Ashe.
The1995 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 26, 1995, to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election ofRepublican MayorVictor Ashe.
The1999 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 29, 1999, to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. It saw the re-election ofRepublican MayorVictor Ashe, who defeated formerDemocratic MayorRandy Tyree.
The2007 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 25, 2007 to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections; it was officially nonpartisan. It saw the re-election of incumbentRepublicanBill Haslam.
Haslam reached a majority in the initial round of the election, forgoing the need for a runoff to be held.
The2011 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27 and November 8, 2011, to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election ofDemocratic candidateMadeline Rogero.
Serving as acting mayor, following the resignation of Republican mayorBill Haslam to serve asGovernor of Tennessee and in the months before the individual elected in this race would take office, wasDaniel 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, andChattanooga).
The2015 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 29, 2015 to elect themayor ofKnoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. IncumbentDemocratic MayorMadeline 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.
The2019 Knoxville mayoral Election took place on August 27, 2019, and November 5, 2019, to elect the next mayor ofKnoxville, 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 candidateEddie Mannis andDemocratic candidateIndya Kincannon advanced to the November election. Indya Kincannon won the runoff election with 52.4% of the vote.
Incumbent Democratic MayorMadeline Rogero was ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum of two terms.[13]
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, formerCOO 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]
The2023 Knoxville mayoral election took place on August 29, 2023 to elect themayor ofKnoxville, 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. IncumbentDemocratic MayorIndya Kincannon was elected with 57.5% of the vote, defeatingRepublican[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]
First round results by precinct
Runoff results by precinct
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