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Mayoral elections in Jackson are held every four years to elect the mayor of Jackson, Tennessee in the United States.
All Jackson municipal elections are required to be non-partisan, but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. Jackson uses a two-round system, where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote. [1]
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The 2015 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 5, 2015, to elect the mayor of Jackson. Incumbent Independent Mayor Jerry Gist won re-election with 51.47% of the vote. [2]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2015 Jackson elections, including races for City Council. [3]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Jerry Gist (I) | 5,985 | 51.47% |
| Lowe Finney | 4,758 | 40.91% |
| James A. Baxter | 728 | 6.26% |
| Tim York | 129 | 1.11% |
| Charlie Lee Motton | 29 | 0.25% |
| Total | 11,629 | 100% |
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The 2019 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 7, 2019, and on June 18, 2019 (as a runoff), to elect the next mayor of Jackson. Incumbent Independent [5] Jerry Giat did not seek re-election. [6] [7] Independent candidate Scott Conger won the general runoff election, becoming mayor at 35 years old. [8]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2019 Jackson elections, including races for City Council. [9]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Scott Conger | 3,803 | 34.14% |
| Jerry W. Woods | 3,070 | 27.56% |
| Jimmy Eldredge | 2,809 | 25.22% |
| Mark Johnstone | 1,193 | 10.71% |
| Vicky Foote | 264 | 2.37% |
| Total | 11,139 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Scott Conger | 7,397 | 63.03% |
| Jerry W. Woods | 4,339 | 36.97% |
| Total | 11,736 | 100% |
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The 2023 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 2, 2023, and on June 13, 2023 (as a runoff), to elect the mayor of Jackson. Incumbent Independent Mayor Scott Conger won re-election in the runoff with 58.11% of the vote [12] [13]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Jackson elections, including races for City Council. [14]
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Scott Conger (I) | 3,927 | 46.95% |
| Ray Condray | 2,452 | 29.31% |
| Jerry W. Woods | 1,458 | 17.43% |
| Daryl K. Hubbard | 423 | 5.06% |
| Lisa Williams-Lyons | 91 | 1.09% |
| Paul Sherrod | 11 | 0.13% |
| Write-ins | 3 | 0.04% |
| Total | 8,365 | 100% |
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Scott Conger (I) | 5,304 | 58.11% |
| Ray Condray | 3,813 | 41.78% |
| Write-ins | 10 | 0.11% |
| Total | 9,127 | 100% |
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