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About Mayor
About this position
- Office level
- City
- Election frequency
- Every 4 years
- Typical salary
- Not less than $42,500.00 / year
- Affiliation
- Nonpartisan
- Positions
- 1 open seat
Election type
- Partisan election (party labels appear on ballots)
- Run-off election
How to run for Mayor
- Step 1
Meet eligibility requirements
The mayor shall have attained the age of twenty-five (25) years at the beginning of the term and shall have been a resident of the City of Knoxville for one (1) year next preceding the deadline for qualifying for election and shall continue to reside therein during the term of office.
- Step 2
File for office
- Filing requirements
- No filing fee. Petition signature requirement of 25 signatures.
- Paperwork instructions
- Submit paperwork to the County Election Commissioner's office.
- Where to file
- 300 West Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
- Filing phone
- 865-215-2480
- Step 3
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