Elections are currently held every four years to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Elections before 1987

1987

The 1987 Knoxville mayoral election took place on October and November of 1987 to elect the

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. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of

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. Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a

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was held between the top-two finishers, with Ashe defeating former mayor

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Results

First round

Runoff

1991

1995

1999

2003

The 2003 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 30, 2003 to elect the

. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections; it was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of

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. Haslam reached a majority in the initial round of the election, forgoing the needed for a runoff to be held.

Results

2007

The 2007 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 25, 2007 to elect the

. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections; it was officially nonpartisan. It saw the reelection of incumbent

. Haslam reached a majority in the initial round of the election, forgoing the needed for a runoff to be held.

Results

2011

The 2011 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27 and November 8, 2011 to elect the

. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of

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. Serving as acting mayor, following the resignation of Republican mayor

to serve as

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and in the months before the individual elected in this race would take office, was Daniel Brown, who did not seek a full term as mayor. Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers. The election saw Rogero become the first woman elected mayor of Knoxville. She is also the first woman to be elected mayor in any of the "Big Four" cities of Tennessee ( Memphis,

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, Knoxville and

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Results

First round

Runoff

2015

The 2015 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 29, 2015 to elect the

. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the reelection of incumbent

. Since Rogero reached a majority in the initial round of the election, no runoff was held. This was set to be the case since only two candidates existed, counting qualified

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Jack Knoxville, meaning that one of them would obtain a majority in the initial round.

Results

2019

The 2019 Knoxville mayoral Election took place on August 27, 2019 and November 5, 2019 to elect the next Mayor of

. All Knoxville municipal elections are non-partisan. Since no candidate met 50% or more of the votes, Eddie Mannis and Indya Kincannon advanced to the November election. Incumbent Mayor

was ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum of two terms.

Candidates

Declared * Michael Andrews, licensed barber * Fletcher Burkhardt,

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specialist * Indya Kincannon, former Knox County School Board member (2004–2014), former chair of the Knox County School Board, former city director for Mayor Rogero * Eddie Mannis, former

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and deputy to Mayor Rogero, chairman of the Metropolitan Airport Authority, prominent businessman * Calvin Taylor Skinner, worked in community and leadership development * Marshall Stair, lawyer, at-large member of the Knoxville City Council (2011–2019)

Results

First round

Runoff

In the runoff election, Indya Kincannon defeated Eddie Mannis.

2023

The 2023 Knoxville mayoral election will be held on August 29, 2023, with any potential runoff scheduled for November 7, 2023. All Knoxville municipal elections are non-partisan. Incumbent mayor Indya Kincannon announced she was running for re-election on November 16, 2022.

Candidates

Declared * Indya Kincannon, incumbent mayor

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