1987 Knoxville mayoral election
The 1987 Knoxville mayoral election took place on October and November of 1987 to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Victor Ashe.
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Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.
Results
First round
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Victor Ashe | 10,765 | 43.85 | |
Nonpartisan | Randy Tyree | 5,739 | 23.38 | |
Nonpartisan | Jean Teague | 5,210 | 21.22 | |
Nonpartisan | Casey C. Jones | 2,543 | 10.36 | |
Nonpartisan | Louis E. Royal | 119 | 0.49 | |
Nonpartisan | James T. "Jim" Garland | 84 | 0.34 | |
Nonpartisan | James Wesley Gilliam | 45 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Boyce T. McCall | 43 | 0.18 | |
Nonpartisan | Kyle C. Testerman | 2 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 24,550 |
Runoff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Victor Ashe | 18,892 | 54.35 | |
Nonpartisan | Randy Tyree | 15,853 | 45.61 | |
Write-in | Jean Teague | 4 | 0.01 | |
Write-in | C. Howard Bozeman | 2 | 0.01 | |
Write-in | Willie Hambree | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Harry E. Hodge | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Steve Kidwell | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Louis A. McElroy II | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Ron Payne | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | E. R. Shultz | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Kyle Testerman | 1 | 0.00 | |
Write-in | Robt O. Watson | 1 | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 34,759 |
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References
- "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 October 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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