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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. 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]
Memphis law states that mayors can only serve two terms. However, the Memphis City Council voted to put an ordinance on the ballot that, if passed, would extend the limit to three terms. Incumbent mayor Jim Strickland expressed interest in running for a third term if Memphis voters approved the ordinance. [2] [3] The ordinance was decided on August 4, 2022, the same day as Tennessee's regularly-scheduled primary elections. Voters overwhelmingly rejected it, keeping the two-term limit in place and barring Strickland from seeking re-election. [4]
Memphis Ordinance 5823 [7] | |||
Choice | Votes | % | |
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Against | 52,582 | 66.27% | |
For | 26,759 | 33.73% | |
Total votes | 79,341 | 100.00% |
Early voting ran from September 16, 2023, to September 30, 2023. Turnout was the highest since 2007, with 57,951 votes being submitted. This compares to 52,718 early votes in 2019 and 51,840 in 2015. [8]
The following 17 candidates are on the ballot: [9] [a]
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [b] | Margin of error | Floyd Bonner | Joe Brown | Karen Camper | Frank Colvett | J.W. Gibson | Willie Herenton | Michelle McKissack | Van Turner | Paul Young | Undecided |
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Hart Research [27] | Sept. 5-7 2023 | - | ± 5% | 19% | 4% | 1% | - | 5% | 13% | 3% | 9% | 20% | 23% |
Emerson College [28] | August 11–13, 2023 | 600 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 10% | 10% | ≤1% | - | 5% | 16% | 3% | 7% | 14% | 26% |
HIT Strategies [29] | May 2023 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 13% | 2% | 9% | 8% | 48% |
Caissa Public Strategy [30] | May 2023 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 15% | 9% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 15% | 6% | 17% | 8% | 21% |
Caissa Public Strategy [31] | February 2023 | 1,000 (LV) | ± 4.7% | 15% | 3% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 14% | 4% | 16% | 12% | 13% |
Candidate | Total Receipts | Total Disbursements | Cash on Hand [c] | Loans Outstanding |
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Floyd Bonner | $757,346 | $600,102 | $157,244 | $34,951 |
Karen Camper | $125,567 | $109,716 | $15,851 | $4,500 |
Frank Colvett | $157,450 | $125,924 | $31,526 | $0 |
J.W. Gibson | $401,473 | $398,380 | $3,093 | $300,000 |
Willie Herenton | $105,293 | $54,652 | $50,641 | $0 |
Michelle McKissack | $155,957 | $133,434 | $22,523 | $25,000 |
Van Turner | $564,435 | $450,790 | $133,645 | $0 |
Paul Young | $1,059,250 | $855,283 | $203,967 | $0 |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Paul Young | 24,408 | 27.6% | |
Floyd Bonner | 19,895 | 22.5% | |
Willie Herenton | 18,990 | 21.5% | |
Van Turner | 18,778 | 21.3% | |
J.W. Gibson | 2,175 | 2.5% | |
Michelle McKissack | 1,437 | 1.6% | |
Joe Brown | 1,028 | 1.2% | |
Karen Camper | 591 | 0.7% | |
James Harvey | 325 | 0.4% | |
Brandon Price | 129 | 0.1% | |
Carnita Atwater | 122 | 0.1% | |
Tekeva Shaw | 95 | 0.1% | |
Jennings Bernard | 89 | 0.1% | |
Reggie Hall | 77 | 0.1% | |
Kendra Calico | 57 | 0.1% | |
Derek Winn | 57 | 0.1% | |
Justina Ragland | 53 | 0.1% | |
Write-in | 77 | 0.1% | |
Total votes | 88,383 | 100% |
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