Certified vote count changes no outcomes, reflects 65% Shelby County turnout
Poll worker Bruce Smedley (middle) helps to verify voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at Lester Community Center. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The two closest races on the Nov. 3 ballot got a bit closer but with nearly 80% of the votes cast during early voting, Election Day was a mere 14% of the countywide turnout.
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