2010 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election

The 2010 Shelby County mayoral election was held on August 5, 2010, to elect the next mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Joe Ford, who took office on December 10, 2009, upon the resignation of A C Wharton, ran for a full term.^[1]^[2] Republican County Sheriff Mark Luttrell was elected mayor with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Democratic Mayor Joe Ford.^[3]^[4]^[5]

2010 Shelby County mayoral election

← 2006

August 5, 2010

2014 →

Turnout

29.5%

^[6] 2.3 pp


Candidate	Mark Luttrell	Joe Ford
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	102,295	73,518
Percentage	57.86%	41.58%

Mayor before election

Joe Ford
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Mark Luttrell
Republican

Elections in Tennessee

Federal government

U.S. President
1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
U.S. Senate
1796 1798 1803 1809 1823 1826 1829 1833 1835 1841 1844 1847 1851 1853 1858 1866 1867 1875 1877 1883 1887 1889 1893 1895 1899 1901 1905 1907 1911 1913 1916 1918 1922 1924 1928 1930 1934 1936 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1954 1958 1960 1964 1966 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2026
U.S. House
1796 1797 1799 1801 1803 1805 1807 1809 1811 1813 1815 1817 1819 1821 1823 1825 1827 1829 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1842 1843 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1865 1867 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Special elections
Senate 1797 1798 1799 1809 1811 1815 1817 1819 1821 1825 1829 1838 1839 1840 1843 1857 1877 1898 1905 1913 1930 1934 1938 1964 1994 House At-large 1797 1801 1st 1910 1961 2nd 1815 1891 1939 1964 1988 3rd 1939 4th 1837 1874 1875 5th 1814 1975 1988 6th 1939 7th 1932 1939 8th 1845 1958 1969 9th 1940

State government

State elections
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Gubernatorial elections
1796 1797 1799 1801 1803 1805 1807 1809 1811 1813 1815 1817 1819 1821 1823 1825 1827 1829 1831 1833 1835 1837 1839 1841 1843 1845 1847 1849 1851 1853 1855 1857 1859 1861 1863 1865 1867 1869 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
State Senate elections
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
House of Representatives elections
2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

Ballot measures

2006 Amendment 1 2014 Amendment 1 2022 Amendment 1 2022 Amendment 3

Hamilton County

Hamilton County mayoral elections
2018 2022
Chattanooga mayoral elections
2013 2017 2021 2025

Knox County

Knox County mayoral elections
2010 2014 2018 2022
Knoxville mayoral elections
1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023

Shelby County

Shelby County mayoral elections
2010 2014 2018 2022
Memphis mayoral elections
2011 2015 2019 2023

Clarksville

Mayoral elections
2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Jackson

Mayoral elections
2015 2019 2023

Murfreesboro

Mayoral elections
2014 2018 2022

Nashville

Mayoral elections
2007 2011 2015 2018 (sp) 2019 2023
Nashville measures
Nashville Charter Amendment 1 Let's Move Nashville

Government

The primary elections were held on May 4, 2010.

General election

August 5, 2010 General election results^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Luttrell	102,295	57.86%
	Democratic	Joe Ford (incumbent)	73,518	41.58%
	Independent	Leo Awgowhat	997	0.56%
Total votes			176,810	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Joe Ford selected as interim Shelby County Mayor". 2009-11-18. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Joe Ford sworn in as Shelby County mayor". 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Memphis Downtowner Magazine - My 2 Cents". www.memphisdowntowner.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Luttrell elected as Shelby County Mayor". 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Luttrell, Cohen Win Most-Watched Races - Memphis Daily News". www.memphisdailynews.com. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "Election Results - August 5, 2010". 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
^ "Past Elections | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

v t e (2009 ←) 2010 United States elections (→ 2011)
U.S. Senate	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware (special) Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois special Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts (special) Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York New York (special) North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Democratic primary South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia (special) Wisconsin
U.S. House (election ratings)	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida 19th sp Georgia 9th sp Guam Hawaii 1st sp Idaho Illinois 17th Indiana 3rd sp Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York 29th sp North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania 12th sp Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia 5th Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Governors	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Lt. Gov Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Lt. Gov Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Lt. Gov U.S. Virgin Islands Utah (special) Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
Attorneys general	California Connecticut Florida Maryland Michigan Minnesota Ohio New York
State legislatures	Alabama House Senate California Assembly Senate Connecticut House Senate Delaware House Senate Georgia House Senate Illinois House Senate Iowa Senate Maryland House Senate Massachusetts Senate Michigan House Senate Minnesota House Senate Missouri House Senate Montana House New Mexico House New York Senate North Carolina House Senate Oregon legislative Pennsylvania House Senate Texas House Senate Washington (state) House Senate Wisconsin Assembly Senate
Mayors	Anaheim, CA Honolulu, HI (special) Irvine, CA Long Beach, CA Louisville, KY New Orleans, LA Newark, NJ Norfolk, VI Oakland, CA Orange County, FL Providence, RI San Jose, CA Santa Ana, CA Tallahassee, TN Washington, DC
States	Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas U.S. Virgin Islands Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming