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.
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