Certified vote count changes no outcomes, reflects 65% Shelby County turnout

By , Daily Memphian Updated: November 24, 2020 3:59 PM CT | Published: November 24, 2020 3:59 PM CT
<strong>Poll worker Bruce Smedley (middle) helps to verify voters on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 at Lester Community Center.</strong> (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)

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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