Mayoral elections in Jackson, Tennessee
Mayoral elections in Jackson are held every four years to elect the mayor of Jackson, Tennessee in the United States.
All Jackson municipal elections are required to be non-partisan , but candidates can be affiliated with a political party. Jackson uses a two-round system , where election runoffs are held if no candidate obtains the majority of the vote.[ 1]
2015
2015 Jackson mayoral election
Candidate
Jerry Gist
Lowe Finney
James A. Baxter
Popular vote
5,985
4,758
728%
Percentage
51.47%
40.91
6.26%
The 2015 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 5, 2015, to elect the mayor of Jackson . Incumbent Independent Mayor Jerry Gist won re-election with 51.47% of the vote, with former Democratic state senator Lowe Finney coming in second.[ 2]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2015 Jackson elections, including races for City Council.[ 3]
General election
Jackson General Election, 2015[ 4]
Candidate
Votes
%
Jerry Gist (I )
5,985
51.47%
Lowe Finney
4,758
40.91%
James A. Baxter
728
6.26%
Tim York
129
1.11%
Charlie Lee Motton
29
0.25%
Total
11,629
100%
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2019
2019 Jackson mayoral election
Candidate
Scott Conger
Jerry W. Woods
First round
3,803
3,070
Runoff
7,397
4,339
Candidate
Jimmy Eldredge
Mark Johnstone
First round
2,809
1,193
Runoff
Eliminated
Eliminated
The 2019 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 7, 2019, and on June 18, 2019 (as a runoff), to elect the next mayor of Jackson . Incumbent Independent [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Scott Conger won the general runoff election, becoming mayor at 35 years old.[ 8]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2019 Jackson elections, including races for City Council.[ 9]
First round
Jackson First Round Election, 2019[ 10]
Candidate
Votes
%
Scott Conger
3,803
34.14%
Jerry W. Woods
3,070
27.56%
Jimmy Eldredge
2,809
25.22%
Mark Johnstone
1,193
10.71%
Vicky Foote
264
2.37%
Total
11,139
100%
Runoff
Jackson Runoff Election, 2019[ 11]
Candidate
Votes
%
Scott Conger
7,397
63.03%
Jerry W. Woods
4,339
36.97%
Total
11,736
100%
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2023
2023 Jackson mayoral election
Candidate
Scott Conger
Ray Condray
First round
3,927
2,452
Runoff
5,304
3,813
Candidate
Jerry W. Woods
Daryl K. Hubbard
First round
1,458
423
Runoff
Eliminated
Eliminated
The 2023 Jackson mayoral election was held on May 2, 2023, and on June 13, 2023 (as a runoff), to elect the mayor of Jackson . Incumbent Independent Mayor Scott Conger won re-election in the runoff with 58.11% of the vote[ 12] [ 13]
This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Jackson elections, including races for City Council.[ 14]
First round
Jackson First Round Election, 2023[ 15]
Candidate
Votes
%
Scott Conger (I )
3,927
46.95%
Ray Condray
2,452
29.31%
Jerry W. Woods
1,458
17.43%
Daryl K. Hubbard
423
5.06%
Lisa Williams-Lyons
91
1.09%
Paul Sherrod
11
0.13%
Write-ins
3
0.04%
Total
8,365
100%
Runoff
Jackson Runoff Election, 2023[ 16]
Candidate
Votes
%
Scott Conger (I )
5,304
58.11%
Ray Condray
3,813
41.78%
Write-ins
10
0.11%
Total
9,127
100%
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See also
References
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