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]
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2015 Jackson mayoral election|
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Candidate |
Jerry Gist |
Lowe Finney |
James A. Baxter |
Popular vote |
5,985 |
4,758 |
728% |
Percentage |
51.47% |
40.91 |
6.26% |
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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
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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 Jackson mayoral election|
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Candidate |
Scott Conger |
Jerry W. Woods |
First round |
3,803 34.14% |
3,070 27.56% |
Runoff |
7,397 63.03% |
4,339 36.97% |
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Candidate |
Jimmy Eldredge |
Mark Johnstone |
First round |
2,809 25.22% |
1,193 10.71% |
Runoff |
Eliminated |
Eliminated |
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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] Jerry Giat did not seek re-election.[6][7] Independent candidate 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
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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% |
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Runoff
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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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Quick Facts Candidate, First round ...
2023 Jackson mayoral election|
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Candidate |
Scott Conger |
Ray Condray |
First round |
3,927 46.95% |
2,452 29.31% |
Runoff |
5,304 58.11% |
3,813 41.78% |
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Candidate |
Jerry W. Woods |
Daryl K. Hubbard |
First round |
1,458 17.43% |
423 5.06% |
Runoff |
Eliminated |
Eliminated |
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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
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Jackson First Round Election, 2023[15]
Candidate |
Votes |
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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% |
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Runoff
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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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