Sanford: For Democrats, county primary is a free-for-all with little voter interest
Early voters trickle out of the Election Commission office April 13, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Otis Sanford
Otis Sanford is professor emeritus of Journalism and Strategic Media at the University of Memphis and political commentator for WATN-TV ABC24 News. Contact him at o.sanford@memphis.edu.
The Democratic primary ballot has 55 candidates running in 22 of the 24 races. A dozen races have three or more candidates.
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