2023 Memphis mayoral election
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. The election used the plurality vote system, with no possibility of a runoff. The election was officially non-partisan, but several candidates were affiliated with political parties.
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| Turnout | 23.8% 2.9 pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by precinct Young: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Bonner: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Herenton: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% Turner: 20–30% 30–40% Tie: 20–30% 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Municipal government official Paul Young won the election, with all other major candidates conceding on the night of the election. Young prevailed with a low plurality of the vote against numerous other candidates, including Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, former mayor Willie Herenton, and former Shelby County commission chair Van Turner.