2010 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election

2010 Knox County mayoral election

August 5, 2010
Turnout22.50% 2.61 pp
 
Candidate Tim Burchett Ezra Maize
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 53,381 4,917
Percentage 88.30% 8.13%

Mayor before election

Mike Ragsdale
Republican

Elected Mayor

Tim Burchett
Republican

The 2010 Knox County mayoral election was held on August 5, 2010, to determine the next mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. Incumbent Republican Mayor Mike Ragsdale could not run for re-election due to term limits. Republican state senator, Tim Burchett, won the election with 88.3% of the vote against Democrat Ezra Maize.