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.

Knoxville mayoral election, 1987

Candidate Victor Ashe Randy Tyree First-round vote 10,765 5,739 First-round percentage 43.85% 23.38% Second-round vote 18,892 15,853 Second-round percentage 54.35% 45.61%   Candidate Jean Teague Casey C. Jones First-round vote 5,210 2,543 First-round percentage 21.22 10.36

Mayor before election Kyle Testerman Republican Elected Mayor Victor Ashe Republican

Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.

Results

First round

First round results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Runoff results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

References

1. "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 October 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
2. "Knox County Election Commission Election Returns Race Totals" (PDF). Knox County Election Commission. 16 November 1987. Retrieved 1 November 2019.