2011 Knoxville mayoral election

Knoxville mayoral election, 2011

September 27, 2011 (first round) November 8, 2011 (runoff)

Candidate Madeline Rogero Mark Padgett Ivan Harmon First-round vote 8,242 3,741 3,537 First-round percentage 49.90% 22.65% 22.33% Second-round vote 12,441 8,827 Second-round percentage 58.50% 41.50%

Mayor before election Daniel Brown (acting) Elected Mayor Madeline Rogero Democratic

The 2011 Knoxville mayoral election took place on September 27 and November 8, 2011 to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Madeline Rogero.

Serving as acting mayor, following the resignation of Republican mayor Bill Haslam to serve as Governor of Tennessee and in the months before the individual elected in this race would take office, was Daniel Brown, who did not seek a full term as mayor.

Since no candidate secured a majority in the first round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.

The election saw Rogero become the first woman elected mayor of Knoxville. She is also the first woman to be elected mayor in any of the "Big Four" cities of Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga).

Results

First round

First round results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Madeline Rogero	8,242	49.90
	Nonpartisan	Mark Padgett	3,741	22.65
	Nonpartisan	Ivan Harmon	3,537	22.33
	Nonpartisan	Joe Hultquist	698	4.23
	Nonpartisan	Bo Bennett	148	0.90
Total votes			16,518

Runoff

Runoff results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Madeline Rogero	12,441	5,850
	Nonpartisan	Mark Padgett	8,827	41.50
Total votes			21,268