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The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent Jim Strickland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. [2] [3] [4] The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff.
In the 2023 Memphis mayoral election, Paul Young received 24,408 votes from 98 precincts, 4,500 more than his nearest competitor, Floyd Bonner Jr. [9] The second closest competitor was Willie Herenton, a former Memphis mayor. The vote was split among 17 candidates on the ballot. This was the first election since 1971 where an incumbent was not ...
This accounts for the absence of a mayor during the period 1879–1893. The city leaders during this period were known as President of the Taxing District. They were David T. Porter (1879-1881), John Overton (1881-1883), David P. Hadden (1883-1891), William D. Bethell (1891-1893) and Walter L. Clapp (1893-1895) who then became mayor.
The Memphis City Council has since sued the Shelby County Election Commission. More: Local & TN officials react to top ... residency requirement for Memphis mayoral candidates was eliminated by a ...
Polls open at 7 a.m. and voters in Memphis and Shelby County will cast their ballots in several primary and local general election races today. ... 2024 Memphis election live updates: When do ...
Renee Sekander jumps up and down and smiles as Paul Young walks onto the stage after he was declared the victor in the mayoral election during a watch party at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tenn ...
He was elected for the first time in 1991 as the city's first elected African-American mayor. [2] J.O. Patterson, Jr., had previously served as mayor on an interim basis, and is considered the first African American in the position. Prior to his election, Dr. Herenton served for 12 years as the superintendent of Memphis City Schools.
Taking over as mayor. He won the mayoral election on Oct. 5 by garnering about 28% of the vote and defeating 16 other candidates, including Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, former Memphis Mayor ...