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The 2023 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 5, 2023, to elect the next mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Incumbent Jim Strickland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. [2] [3] [4] The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The election was officially non-partisan ...
October 7, 1979 (age 44) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. Political party. Democratic. Education. University of Tennessee ( BS) University of Memphis ( MS, MBA) Paul Young (born October 7, 1979) is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee since January 2024. He is the 5th African-American to serve as mayor of Memphis.
The 2019 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 3, 2019, to elect the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. Jim Strickland , the incumbent mayor, was re-elected to second term in office. The mayoral election coincided with elections to all thirteen seats on the Memphis City Council.
Renee Sekander jumps up and down and smiles as Paul Young walks onto the stage after he was declared the victor in the mayoral election during a watch party at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, Tenn ...
Mayor-elect Paul Young speaks about his vision for Memphis during the Greater Memphis Chamber's annual Chairman's Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at The Peabody in Downtown Memphis.
W. W. Herenton. Willie Wilbert Herenton (born April 23, 1940) is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. [1] He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly quit the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009. [2]
Mayor before election. Lee Harris. Democratic. Elected Mayor. Lee Harris. Democratic. The 2022 Shelby County mayoral election was held on August 4, 2022, to elect the mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lee Harris won re-election with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Worth Morgan. [2] [3]
Government of Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis, Tennessee is governed by a mayor and thirteen city council members. Since 1995, as a result of a legal challenge, all council members are elected from nine geographic districts. Seven are single-member districts and two have three representatives each.