2019 Memphis mayoral election

2019 Memphis mayoral election

← 2015 October 3, 2019 (2019-10-03)
Officially nonpartisan
2023 →
Turnout26.7% Decrease[1] 1.3 pp
 
Candidate Jim Strickland Willie Herenton
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 59,886 27,694
Percentage 62.11% 28.72%

 
Candidate Tami Sawyer
Party Democratic
Popular vote 6,666
Percentage 6.91%

Results by precinct
Strickland:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Herenton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     No votes

Mayor before election

Jim Strickland
Democratic

Elected mayor

Jim Strickland
Democratic

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.

The election was officially non-partisan, but all three major candidates were members of the Democratic Party.

  1. ^ "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.