2023 Memphis mayoral election

2023 Memphis mayoral election

← 2019 October 5, 2023
Officially nonpartisan
2027 →
Turnout23.8% Decrease[1] 2.9 pp
 
Candidate Paul Young Floyd Bonner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 24,408 19,895
Percentage 27.62% 22.51%

 
Candidate Willie Herenton Van Turner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 18,990 18,778
Percentage 21.49% 21.25%

Results by precinct
Young:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Bonner:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Herenton:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%
Turner:      20–30%      30–40%
Tie:      20–30%      40–50%      No votes

Mayor before election

Jim Strickland
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Paul Young
Democratic

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. The election was officially non-partisan, but several candidates were affiliated with political parties.[5]

Municipal government official Paul Young won the election, with all other major candidates conceding on the night of the election. Young prevailed with a low plurality of the vote against numerous other candidates, including Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, former mayor Willie Herenton, and former Shelby County commission chair Van Turner.[6]

  1. ^ "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland considering running for third term, if city council extends term limits". localmemphis.com. May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Hardiman, Samuel (May 24, 2022). "Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland will 'seriously consider' possibility of a third-term". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "After hours-long delay, the results are in | Here's a look at who won Shelby County's hot races". August 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "Memphis Municipal Election 10.5.2023 | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Anderson, Courtney (October 5, 2023). "Paul Young claims victory in Memphis mayoral election". WREG. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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