Английская Википедия:2015 Memphis mayoral election

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsTN The 2015 Memphis mayoral election took place on October 8, 2015 to elect the Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. The mayoral election coincided with elections for the thirteen seats on the Memphis City Council.

The election was officially nonpartisan, with all candidates running together, regardless of party. Due to the 1991 ruling of U.S. District Judge Jerome Turner, there is no runoff allowed in citywide elections.

Incumbent Democratic Mayor A C Wharton ran for re-election to a second full term in office. He was defeated by Memphis City Councilman Jim Strickland, a fellow Democrat, who earned a plurality of the vote and became the first White mayor of Memphis in more than two decades.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

• Harold Collins, Memphis City Councillor
• Jim Strickland, Chairman of the Memphis City Council
• A C Wharton, incumbent Mayor
• Mike Williams, President of the Memphis Police Association

Potential/Withdrew

• Steve Basar, Shelby County Commissioner
• Carol Chumney, former State Representative, former Memphis City Councillor and candidate for Mayor in 2007 and 2009
• Justin Ford, Shelby County Commissioner and member of the Ford family
• Detric Golden, former University of Memphis basketball player
• James Harvey, former Shelby County Commissioner and candidate for Mayor in 2011
• Kenneth Whalum, minister, former School Board member, candidate for Mayor in 2011 and candidate for Mayor of Shelby County in 2014

Declined

• Edmund Ford Sr., Memphis City Councillor and candidate for Mayor in 2011
• Myron Lowery, Memphis City Councillor, former Mayor pro tempore and candidate for Mayor in 2009
• Jason Smith, State Senator and President of Smith Property Group

General Election

A C Wharton was first elected Mayor of Memphis in a 2009 special election following the resignation of Mayor Willie Herenton; he was elected to a full term in 2011. As mayor, Wharton oversaw the city's response to the 2009 recession and subsequent budget cuts.

Wharton defended his record as mayor, but faced criticism from his challengers on Memphis' high crime rates, slow economic growth, and Wharton's benefits cuts to city workers. Strickland painted himself as a "law and order" candidate and promised to crack down on violent crime in the city, while Harold Collins called for a data-based approach to crime and for increased job training for Memphis residents.

On Election Day, Strickland defeated Wharton by nearly twenty percentage points, winning a plurality of the vote.

Memphis Mayoral Election, 2015

Candidate	Percentage	Votes
Jim Strickland	41.3%	42,020
A C Wharton (incumbent)	22.1%	22,290
Harold B. Collins	18.5%	18,767
Mike Williams	16.1%	16,388
Sharon A. Webb	0.6%	610
M. Latroy Williams	0.4%	413
Anderson Fullilove Jr.	0.4%	369
Robert Hodges	0.2%	240
David Phillip Walker Jr.	0.2%	171
Leo Awgowhat	0.1%	119
Write-ins	0.1%	92

External links

Official campaign websites

• Harold Collins for Mayor
• James Harvey for Mayor
• Mike Williams for Mayor