Majority of Shelby County voters turn out for the vote
Candidates and volunteers wave at voters as they enter the First Baptist Church polling location in Lakeland on Election Day, Nov. 6. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Germantown incumbant Mayor Mike Palazzolo (right) and mayorial candidate John Barzizza campaign at the Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian Church polling location in Germantown on Nov. 6. 2018. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
David Kustoff is greeted by Mark Luttrell during a campaign watch party to celebrate his retaining the 8th Congressional district seat. (Stan Carroll/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Democratic nominee for Gov. Karl Dean (center right) waits to be introduced at a campaign stop in Memphis at the Spiritual Kingdom Church in Orange Mound on Monday, Nov. 5. (Stan Carroll/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, candidate for U.S. Senate (center right), poses for a photo with supporters at Gibson's Donuts early on Election Day, Nov. 6. (Stan Carroll/Special To The Daily Memphian)
Phil Bredesen greets supporters in Interstate Bar-B-Q in Memphis on Monday, Nov. 5. Bredesen made a last stop in the Memphis barbeque staple to encourage voters to turn out to the polls tomorrow. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)
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