Circuit Court Judge, Division 3 

Chris Frulla 

Chris Frulla currently serves as the Shelby County Circuit Court Judge for Division 3. In 2025, he was appointed to the Circuit Court by Governor Bill Lee and is seeking reelection. Before serving as judge, Frulla practiced law for over a decade at Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC in Memphis. Frulla was born and raised in Memphis and earned his law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis. Read more about Frulla via his campaign website or The Daily Memphian’s past coverage.

Mitzi Pollard 
A Juvenile Court Magistrate Judge, Mitzi Pollard has handled thousands of cases involving children in Shelby County since 2015. Pollard earned her degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and practiced law for more than a decade as a sole practitioner, focusing on mediation, juvenile and family law. Learn more about Pollard on her campaign website or by reading our past coverage.

Chancellor, Part 2

Kenneth Margolis
Kenneth Margolis is a Memphis attorney who has been licensed for 23 years. He earned his law degree in 2003 from the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. He was publicly censured by the Board of Professional Responsibility in March 2026 for violating rules of professional conduct. Read more about Margolis here or in The Daily Memphian’s past coverage.

Lonnie Thompson
Judge Lonnie Thompson is a lifelong Memphian currently serving as the Division 6 General Sessions Court Judge, a position he’s held since 1998. Thompson graduated from Georgetown University Law Center and worked as a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill as well as a federal law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Odell Horton. Now serving as President of the Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference, Thompson said he prioritizes efficiency and community education. Read more on his campaign website or in our past coverage.

Jim Newsom
Jim Newsom is currently serving as Chancellor for Shelby County Chancery Court Part II, having been appointed by Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee in 2024. His legal experience dates back to 1979, when he graduated from Vanderbilt Law School, and then spent over three decades as an attorney. He’s served as Special Master of the Chancery Court, Chancellor Part III and Special Counsel in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter. Read more about Newsom on the Shelby County website or The Daily Memphian’s past coverage. 

Criminal Court Judge, Division 1

Jahari Dowdy
A longtime criminal defense lawyer, Jahari Dowdy has handled everything from simple misdemeanors to violent felonies during her two decades as an attorney. Dowdy is the owner of her own firm, J. M. Dowdy PLLC, which she founded in 2005. She earned her law degree from Southern University Law Center and has experience in jury trials, bench trials, suppression and bail motion hearings and preliminary hearings. Read more about Dowdy on her campaign website and our past coverage.

Ray Lepone

Judge Ray Lepone was appointed Criminal Court Division 1 judge by Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee in 2025. Before his appointment, Lepone had worked as a prosecutor, magistrate and appellate lawyer in Tennessee. He was also the assistant attorney general in the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, where he handled criminal appeals, and the Shelby County deputy district attorney. Learn more about Lepone on his campaign website or through our past coverage.

Criminal Court Judge, Division 8

David “Hawk” Allen
David “Hawk” Allen is a criminal defense attorney working with the Shelby County Public Defender. After graduating from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis in 2019, he worked in civil litigation before transitioning to his current work as a public defender. Read more about Allen on his campaign website and in The Daily Memphian’s past coverage.

Javier Bailey II
A Memphis native, Javier Bailey II is a Shelby County attorney who received his law license in 2022. He is an East High School alum and graduated from Southern University Law Center in 2020. He currently works with the Shelby County Public Defender. Read more about Bailey here or in our past coverage. Editor’s note: Javier Bailey is running for Shelby County Assessor. 

Latonya Sue Burrow
Latonya Sue Burrow, a licensed attorney for more than 30 years, is a criminal defense lawyer based in Memphis. She was the City of Memphis’ Chief Ethics Officer and worked as an assistant public defender. In 2014, Burrow ran for Shelby County Criminal Court Division 3 but lost to incumbent Judge J. Robert Carter. Read more about Burrow on her campaign website and our past coverage.

John L. Dolan
A graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, John Dolan is a criminal defense attorney who received his law license in Tennessee in 1981. He was publicly censured by the board of professional responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee in 2017. In 2022, he was suspended from the practice of law for one year by the same board but reinstated within a few months. Learn more about Dolan here or The Daily Memphian’s previous coverage. 

Joe Ozment
Joe Ozment has practiced law in the Memphis area since 1992, representing clients in criminal cases as well as debtor representation and family law. Ozment earned his law degree from the University of Memphis’s Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and also has appellate experience in the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Read more about Ozment on his website and our past coverage.

Ruchee Patel
A criminal defense attorney based in the Memphis area, Ruchee Patel has practiced law since 2007. An attorney with Donati Law, she has experience defending clients against crimes such as drug trafficking, firearms violations, mail fraud, organized crime and white-collar crime. Patel also serves as a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Read more about Patel and our past coverage. 

Katie Ratton
As a current Assistant District Attorney with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s office, Katie Ratton prosecutes criminal cases in Shelby County. After earning her law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law, she’s been a prosecutor, public defender and an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis over her nearly two decades of legal experience. Learn more about Ratton on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Shelby County Mayor

John DeBerry

John DeBerry is the Republican nominee for Shelby County Mayor and most recently served six years as a senior adviser to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee. From 1994 to 2020, DeBerry represented District 90 in the Tennessee House of Representatives as a Democrat. Read more about DeBerry on his campaign page and our past coverage.

Mickell Lowery

Mickell Lowery, the Democratic nominee for Shelby County Mayor, was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, representing District 8, in 2018 and continues to hold the office to this day. Outside of his time in public office, Lowery has spent more than 20 years working for FedEx and currently serves as a managing director with the company. Learn more about Lowery on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner, District 1

Rhonda O’Dell
Rhonda O’Dell is the Republican nominee. She previously worked alongside Commissioner Amber Mills as a Commission Office Coordinator and served as Millington’s stormwater manager. She’s also a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran. Outside her public roles, she’s held positions as a credit union branch manager and a small-business owner. Learn more about O’Dell on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Sade Nicole Bradley
Sade Bradley is a Democrat who holds a master’s degree in information systems from the University of Phoenix and a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Union University. She also volunteers with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, MIFA and the Neighborhood Christian Center, among others, according to her website. Read more about Bradley on her campaign website and our past coverage. 

Shelby County Commissioner District 2

Derek Mills

Derek Mills currently serves as the Assistant Chief Deputy for Patrol, Patrol Services and the Detective Bureau for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Mills’ career in law enforcement has spanned 29 years and, in the past, he’s served as captain of the Multi-Agency Gang Unit, chief inspector and assistant chief deputy. The Republican Party nominee, he is running unopposed. Read more about Mills on his campaign’s Instagram page and our past coverage. 

Shelby County Commissioner District 3

Michele Dial

GOP candidate Michele Dial has a background in education. She is currently the assistant principal at Bon Lin Elementary School in Bartlett, but also serves as Lakeland’s Vice Mayor. She formerly held a position on the Lakeland Board of Commissioners. Read more about Dial on her campaign website and our past coverage.

Ryan Ramkhelawan
Ryan Ramkhelawan is a Democratic candidate who has taken two medical device startups through FDA clearance and market entrance, and one to acquisition. An economic development professional, he has also served on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Learn more about Ramkhelawan on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 4

Mark Billingsley

From 2014 to 2022, Mark Billingsley served on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, representing District 4, and he was chairman during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Republican candidate, he has also served as an alderman, vice mayor and reserve police officer for the City of Germantown. Billingsley currently serves as the executive director of the Alliance Foundation and is running unopposed. Learn more about Billingsley on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 5

Shante Avant

Democratic incumbent Shante Avant currently represents District 5 on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. In 2007, she joined the Women’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis and is now the organization’s president and CEO. Avant also served on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board from 2014 to 2022. She is running unopposed. Learn more about Avant here and read our past coverage. 

Shelby County Commissioner District 6

Charlie A. Caswell Jr.

Charlie A. Caswell Jr. is the incumbent representing District 6, a position he’s served since 2022. He’s a church leader and is also CEO of Caswell Group Consulting. Caswell was born and raised in Memphis and is running unopposed. Read more about Caswell here or via our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 7

Gerald Green
Republican candidate Gerald Green has almost three decades of experience in law enforcement. Green is a former Shelby County Corrections Division officer and served as a chief union steward for AFSCME Local 1733. Read more about Green on his campaign page or our past coverage.

Henri E. Brooks

Democratic incumbent Henri E. Brooks has represented District 7 since 2022. She previously served as the Tennessee House Representative for District 92 for 14 years and was on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners for two earlier terms, starting in August 2006. In 2014, Brooks pleaded guilty to listing a false address on an election document related to her bid for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk. Learn more about Brooks on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 8

E.J. Murphy 
Republican nominee E.J. Murphy is a counselor for Shelby County Pretrial Services and previously served as the principal court clerk at Memphis-Shelby County Juvenile Court. Learn more about Murphy on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Will Richardson
Will Richardson, the Democratic nominee, is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was born and raised in North Memphis. In his professional career, Richardson owns a home healthcare company called WR Community Services. Learn more about Richardson on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Keeley Greer
Keeley Greer is a Memphis police officer running as an Independent. Greer began his career in the hospitality industry and then spent 20 years in law enforcement. Greer was disciplined in 2019, along with seven other officers, after a man’s body remained in a van in the city impound lot for 49 days. Read more about Greer on his campaign website or our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 9

Karen Streeter
Karen Streeter is a Democratic candidate who works as a school psychologist and a mental health consultant at Karen Streeter Consulting. From 2010 to 2014, she served as provost and academic dean at Cambridge College. She is running unopposed. Learn more about Streeter on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Shelby County Commissioner District 10

Lashanta Rudd
Lashanta Rudd is the founder and CEO of Serving In Christ Outreach Ministry, a nonprofit that aims to mentor local youth. Rudd is currently being investigated by the City of Memphis for allegedly misusing grant funds allocated to her nonprofit. She is running unopposed. Learn more about Rudd here or read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 11

Miska Clay Bibbs

Miska Clay Bibbs is the incumbent commissioner for District 11, having held the position since 2022. Before her time on the County Commission, Bibbs was on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board of Education for eight years. She is running unopposed. Learn more about Bibbs on her website or read our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 12

Erika Sugarmon

Democratic incumbent Erika Sugarmon has represented District 12 for three years. Sugarmon spent 27 years teaching at Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Before that, she served as deputy director of finance for the Shelby County Criminal Court. She also hosts a podcast called “Erika Sugarmon #Unfiltered.” Read more about Sugarmon on her campaign website and our past coverage.

Andrea Bell
Independent candidate Andrea Bell spent over a decade working in government purchasing and contracting. Her career also includes positions at FedEx Credit Association, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Nucor Steel. In 2016, Bell founded a nonprofit, Love Always JHJ, in honor of her late uncle. Learn more about Bell on her campaign website or in our past coverage.

Shelby County Commissioner District 13

Ed Apple
Republican candidate Ed Apple spent over a decade as a managing director at Morgan Keegan and then transitioned to real estate, founding Apple Partners LLC in 2018. Learn more about Apple on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Amber Huett-Garcia

Democrat Amber Huett-Garcia is currently a member of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board. She began her career in education as a teacher at Ross Elementary and is the founder and owner of Amber Huett-Garcia Consulting LLC. Learn more about Huett-Garcia on her campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Assessor of Property

Thomas Lannan
Republican Thomas Lannan currently serves as a benefits specialist with NTA Life and is a former director of MidSouth Home Helpers Home Care. In his professional career, he’s also served as the recruiting director at Ashford Advisors and spent five years working at New York Life. Learn more about Lannan on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Javier Bailey

Democrat Javier Bailey is currently the chief administrative officer for the Shelby County Assessor’s Office. Previously, he served as director of administrative operations for Assessor Rita Clark from 1997 to 2001. A former trial attorney, the Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred Bailey in 2012, in part, for failing to properly communicate with clients. Learn more about Bailey in his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Lady J. Swift
Lady Swift is running as an Independent for Shelby County Assessor of Property. She ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 race for Shelby County Register of Deeds. Read more about Swift from our past coverage.

County Trustee

Joseph Lee III
Joseph Lee III is the deputy chief administrative officer in the Trustee’s Office. He’s also a former finance director and treasurer for the City of Memphis, and the former president and CEO of Memphis Light, Gas and Water. He is running unopposed. Learn more about Lee on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

General Sessions Civil Court Judge, Division 2

John Cameron
John Cameron serves as the first referee for the Shelby County Environmental Court, a position he’s held since 2007. With just under two decades in that role, he has presided over cases that involve traffic violations, animal welfare, vacant properties, substandard housing and other issues. Learn more about Cameron on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Marcy Ingram
Judge Marcy Ingram was appointed to General Sessions Civil Court in 2025 by the Shelby County Commission and is seeking reelection. In 2018, she was chosen to serve as the Shelby County Commission’s attorney. She has also served as the chief administrative attorney and ethics officer for the Shelby County government. Learn more about Ingram on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Shayla Nicole Purifoy
Magistrate Shayla Purifoy is a Frayser native who began her career as an attorney at Memphis Area Legal Services, where she worked for eight years. In 2016, Purifoy was appointed a judicial commissioner for Shelby County and still serves in that role. Learn more about Purifoy on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

General Sessions Criminal Court Judge, Division 7

Taylor Bachelor

Incumbent Taylor Bachelor was appointed to General Sessions Criminal Court in 2025 by the Shelby County Commission after the retirement of Judge Bill Anderson. Her legal experience includes time as a state and federal prosecutor and defense attorney, as well as a judicial commissioner and Juvenile Court magistrate. Learn more about Bachelor on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Billy (Charles) Gilchrist 
Billy Gilchrist is a criminal defense attorney who earned his law degree from The University of Tulsa College of Law and has been working in his own practice for over two decades. He has also served as a special judge in Shelby County multiple times. Learn more about Gilchrist on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Serena Gray
Magistrate Serena Gray started her career as an English teacher at White Station High School. She later became an assistant public defender for Shelby County and an assistant federal defender for the Western District of Tennessee. Gray is currently a judicial commissioner for Shelby County. Learn more about Gray on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Sheriff

Brad Less

Republican Brad Less is a current commander over the detective division in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. With almost 30 years in law enforcement, he began in the Memphis Police Department as a police service technician and then transitioned to the sheriff’s office as a Uniform Patrol Division Commander. Less also has 13 years of experience as a special agent with the U.S. Coast Guard Investigative Service. Learn more about Less on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Anthony J. Buckner

Democrat Anthony Buckner is the current chief deputy of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Buckner joined the Sheriff’s office in 2001 and has since served in multiple positions, including patrol sergeant, criminal courts sergeant, lieutenant in Internal Affairs, captain of public information, chief inspector of training and assistant chief of law enforcement. He’s worked in over five divisions in law enforcement and is now seeking election to be Shelby County’s next sheriff. Learn more about Buckner on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Circuit Court Clerk

Jamita E. Swearengen

Jamita E. Swearengen is the Democratic incumbent for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk and is running unopposed. She formerly served on the Memphis City Council from 2015 to 2022 and began serving as Circuit Court Clerk after her election in 2022. Learn more about Swearengen or read our past coverage.

Criminal Court Clerk

Edquardo Jamison
Edquardo Jamison works as a patrol sergeant in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. He joined the Sheriff’s Office in 2001 and has spent more than 25 years in law enforcement, serving in various positions such as deputy sheriff, bailiff and narcotics investigator. Learn more about Jamison on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Joe Towns Jr.

Joe Towns Jr. has served in the Tennessee House since 1995, representing District 84. Now seeking election to Criminal Court Clerk, Towns has a background in education as a former college instructor as well as having a management, consulting and entertainment company. Learn more about Towns or read our past coverage.

Juvenile Court Clerk

Janeen Gordon
Incumbent Janeen Gordon has served as Juvenile Court clerk since 2022. Her professional experience includes more than 30 years in media as a news anchor and radio personality. Gordon earned her bachelor’s degree in mass communications and media studies from the University of Memphis. Learn more about Gordon on her website or read our past coverage.

Teresa Maclin-Garvins
Teresa Maclin-Garvins is an independent candidate running for Juvenile Court Clerk. Maclin-Garvins previously worked in the juvenile court as an administrator and has been an Memphis Light, Gas and Water employee for six years. She graduated from Southeast University in 2000. Learn more about Maclin-Garvins on her page or read our past coverage. 

Probate Court Clerk

Eddie Jones Jr.

Eddie Jones Jr. has served as clerk for the Shelby County Probate Court since 2022 and is running unopposed. He was previously a member of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners from 2014 to 2022. Before his time as commissioner, Jones spent 15 years in law enforcement in the Memphis Police Department. Learn more about Jones here or read our past coverage.

County Clerk

Tina Montgomery
Republican Tina Montgomery currently works as a volunteer at Greater United Christian Church. In her professional career, she has held positions such as statutory accountant at ServiceMaster and administrative director at Greater United Christian Center. Learn more about Montgomery on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

LaSonya Hall

Democrat LaSonya Hall is currently Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Shelby County. Before she assumed her current position in 2018, Hall worked at Leadership Memphis and as a deputy director for the City of Memphis. Learn more about Hall on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Register of Deeds

Willie Brooks

Willie Brooks is Shelby County’s current Register of Deeds and is running unopposed. He previously worked as HR program management advisor at FedEx. His long history of public service includes time on the Memphis City School Board of Commissioners, the Memphis Charter Commission and the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. In 2022, he assumed his current position. Learn more about Brooks or read our past coverage.

Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 1

Michelle McKissack

Incumbent Michelle McKissack has served on the school board since 2018. She is the Democratic nominee and running unopposed in the general election. McKissack formerly worked as the editor of Memphis Parent magazine as well as a news anchor and reporter at ABC 24 and News Channel 3. In January 2025, McKissack was one of the three board members who voted against firing former Superintendent Marie Feagins. Learn more about McKissack or read our past coverage.

Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 6

T.L. Harris
Democrat T.L. Harris is a former officer with the Memphis Police Department and, according to his campaign website, is currently the managing partner of Whitehaven Family Healthcare. In 2006, while serving as a Memphis Police officer, Harris pleaded guilty to a felony drug charge and served four years in prison. Learn more about Harris on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Frederick Tappan
Frederick Tappan, a longtime pastor at Eureka Truevine Baptist Church, is running as an Independent for the Memphis-Shelby County Schools board. He has previously worked as an investigator for the Shelby County Public Defender’s Office, but he is also a former educator, having taught at Southwest Tennessee Community College and Arkansas State University. Learn more about Tappan on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 8

Tanya Frey
Democratic nominee Tanya Frey worked for more than two decades as an employment and nonprofit lawyer. She’s worked at ALSAC, the fundraising organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and she is also the founder and CEO of Terra Firma Consulting, where she currently does nonprofit advising. Learn more about Frey on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Leigh Ann Scarbrough
Leigh Ann Scarbrough is a Memphis-Shelby County Schools librarian running as an Independent. Scarbrough has worked as a librarian at Keystone Elementary since 2023 after serving at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library for seven years. She earned her master’s degree in library science from Indiana University. Learn more about Scarbrough or read our past coverage. 

Memphis-Shelby County School Board, District 9

Joyce Dorse Coleman

Incumbent Joyce Dorse Coleman currently serves as the chair of the Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board and is running unopposed as the Democratic nominee. She was first elected to the board in 2018 and has experience in the healthcare industry. Dorse Coleman proposed the resolution to fire former Superintendent Marie Feagins in 2025. Learn more about Dorse Coleman or read our past coverage. 

Arlington Municipal Election

Alderman, Position 4

Oscar Brooks

Incumbent Oscar Brooks is running unopposed. He was first elected in 2003 and was most recently re-elected in 2022. He also sits on Arlington’s Park Advisory Board and the Planning Commission. Brooks is also director of facility service at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Learn more about Brooks on the Town of Arlington’s website. 

Alderman, Position 5

Harry McKee

Incumbent Harry McKee was first elected in 2005 and most recently re-elected in 2022. McKee is a retired packing/projects manager for Riviana Foods in Memphis, where he worked for 34 years. He is running unopposed. Learn more about McKee on the Town of Arlington’s website or read our past coverage.

Alderman, Position 6

Jeremy Biggs

Incumbent Jeremy Biggs was first elected to alderman in 2017 and was re-elected in 2022. Prior to being elected, Biggs was an active member of the Arlington Parks and Recreation committee for six years. After being elected, he served on the town’s design and review committee for two years and on the parks and recreation committee for an additional two. Learn more about Biggs on the Town of Arlington’s website. 

Donald A. Hinkle
Donald A. Hinkle chairs Arlington’s Industrial Development Board and previously ran for alderman in 2019. Since moving to Arlington in 2009, Hinkle has also served on the town’s Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and finance committee. Learn more about Hinkle by reading our past coverage.

School Board, Position 1

Scott Benjamin

Incumbent Scott Benjamin is running unopposed. Benjamin joined the Arlington Community Schools Board of Education in 2017 and was honored as the Tennessee School Board Member of the Year by the Tennessee Schools Board Association in 2025. He also serves as TSBA’s Delta District Director, representing West Tennessee school boards. Outside of ACS, Benjamin is a Teaching Pastor at the Refuge Church. Learn more about Benjamin in our past coverage.

School Board, Position 3

Jonathan Dunn

Incumbent Jonathan Dunn is also running unopposed. Dunn has been lead pastor at River City Church since 2009. Prior to the launch of River City Church, Dunn served as a bi-vocational teaching pastor at Family Community Church. Learn more about Dunn with our past coverage. 

School Board, Position 5

Dale Viox

Incumbent Dale Viox is also running unopposed and was selected as the chairman of the ACS board in 2026. He co-authored the initial policy manual, the initial five- and 10-year plans, the mission statement and the vision statement of Arlington Community Schools. Viox works as a pediatric anesthetist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about Viox on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Bartlett Municipal Election

Municipal Court Judge, Division 1

Tim Francavilla
Incumbent Tim Francavilla has served as the Bartlett Municipal Court Judge, Division 1, since 2016. He has also worked as a litigation attorney in private practice for nearly three decades. After completing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Colgate University, Francavilla graduated from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis in 1997. To learn more about Francavilla, visit his website or read our past coverage. 

Governor (Democrat)

Carnita Atwater
Carnita Atwater is a Memphis activist whose advocacy has centered on the New Chicago neighborhood. She has a background in healthcare and has served as a dean of medical studies, hospital administrator and EMT, among others. Atwater ran in the Democratic primary for governor in 2022 and lost to Nashville’s Jason Martin. Learn more about Atwater on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tim Cyr
Tim Cyr, of Gallatin, works as a small-engine repairman and farmer at Grace & Mercy Farm in Gallatin. He’s also a U.S. Army Veteran and former National Guardsman. If Cyr wins the election he promises to serve only one term as governor. He will not see reelection in 2030. Learn more about Cyr on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Jerri Green

Since 2023, Green has represented District 2 on the Memphis City Council. She also works as the chief public defender for Shelby County. Green earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. Learn more about Green on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Adam “Ditch” Kurtz
Musician Adam “Ditch” Kurtz is a working musician in Nashville who plays the pedal steel and six-string guitar. Kurtz is a Boston native who moved to Nashville over a decade ago. Learn more about Kurtz on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Kevin Lee McCants
Kevin Lee McCants is a senior pastor at MilKe Ministries in Murfreesboro, where he helps with the online ministry. He has a background in manufacturing and distribution and most recently worked as a production supervisor at Hot Topic. McCants is also running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee governor. Learn more about McCants on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

U.S. Senate (Democrat)

Marquita Bradshaw

Marquita Bradshaw is an environmental activist running who currently serves as the executive director of Sowing Justice, an environmental advocacy organization. Bradshaw won the Democratic nomination for senator in 2020 but lost to Republican Bill Hagerty. The Memphis native is the first Black woman to be nominated by either party in a statewide race in Tennessee. Learn more about Bradshaw on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Maria Brewer
With a background in political mobilization, Maria Brewer is a Nashville Democrat who most recently worked for 10 years as the director of party affairs for the Tennessee Democratic Party. She’s volunteered for presidential campaigns, worked for the Tennessee Democratic County Chairs Association and also served on the State Executive Committee for the Democratic Party. Learn more about Brewer on her campaign website. 

Kevin Lee McCants
Kevin Lee McCants is a senior pastor at MilKe Ministries in Murfreesboro, where he helps with the online ministry. He has a background in manufacturing and distribution and most recently worked as a production supervisor at Hot Topic. McCants is also running in the Democratic primary for Tennessee governor. Learn more about McCants on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Civil Miller-Watkins
Civil Miller-Watkins is a middle school math teacher in Rossville who previously served as the vice chair of the Board of Education for Fayette County Public Schools. She’s also a past chairwoman of the Fayette County Democratic Party. Learn more about Miller-Watkins on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Diana Onyejiaka
Diana Onyejiaka is a Nashville-based consultant who earned a law degree from Southern University Law Center and founded DC Consult International, where she currently works. She’s previously taught as an adjunct professor of law at Tennessee State University and Middle Tennessee State University. Learn more about Onyejiaka on her page. 

U.S. Representative, District 5 (Democrat)

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton currently serves on the Memphis City Council, representing Super District 8-3, a position she’s held since January 2024. She has a background in community healthcare and earned a certificate in healthcare innovation from the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about Cooper-Sutton on her campaign website or read our past coverage. 

DeVante R. Hill
DeVante Hill is a Memphis-based activist who, early in his career, served as a chaplain assistant in the Tennessee National Guard. He is perhaps better known for his involvement in Memphis’ 2020 Black Lives Matter protests. In 2021, Hill was arrested on charges that he violated the terms of his probation connected to a 2016 conviction for filing a false police report. Learn more about Hill on his page or read our past coverage. 

Rachel Hurley

Rachel Hurley is a music publicist and blogger with a background in media. She has worked at companies including WMC-TV, The Vinyl District and Ardent Studios. In 2003, Hurley started “Rachelandthecity,” a blog where she writes about politics and figures in the federal government. Hurley also founded a PR agency called Sweetheart Pub in 2019. Learn more about Hurley on her campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Carrie Ann Iacomini

Carrie Ann Iacomini is a former educator who moved to Memphis in 2013 and worked in schools in Frayser and Whitehaven. She also worked as an operations administrator in Raleigh-Bartlett. Iacomini earned her master’s in education from Christian Brothers University. Learn more about Iacomini on her campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Chaz Molder

Chaz Molder was elected mayor of Columbia, Tennessee, a city 50 miles south of Nashville, in 2018. Molder began his career as an attorney in Columbia after earning his law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis. Molder’s residence was recently drawn out of the 5th District after the congressional redistricting, but he is allowed to move into the district after the election if he wins the seat. Learn more about Molder on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

U.S. Representative, District 8 (Democrat)

Dewey Gordon Bryan

Dewey Gordon Bryan is a former pilot who, after moving to Shelby County in 1983, worked as a pilot for FedEx for more three decades. He also spent seven years flying in the U.S. Navy as a naval aviator. Learn more about Bryan on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Jordan D. Hinders

Jordan D. Hinders is a law enforcement officer who served more than six years in the U.S. Army as an engineer. Hinders earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from The University of Mississippi, and he currently works as a deputy in the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Learn more about Hinders on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Heidi Kuhn

Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn’s career includes positions as the executive director of the Crime Victims Center, director of training and special assistant and lead strategist to the Shelby County Sheriff. She was elected Criminal Court Clerk in 2018. In the May Democratic primary for county mayor, Kuhn finished fourth with 11% of the vote. Learn more about Kuhn on her campaign website or read our past coverage.

Leonard Perkins

Leonard Perkins is a Memphis-based pastor and a retired United States Air Force Air traffic controller. He was formerly a substance abuse counselor for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and he currently serves as a pastor at Patmos Island Community Church. He also volunteers as a chaplain for Baptist Trinity Hospice as well as a clergy ambassador for the Memphis Police Department. Learn more about Perkins on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

U.S. Representative, District 9 (Democrat)

M. LaTroy A-Williams

Perennial candidate M. LaTroy Alexandria-Williams (shortened on the ballot as A-Williams) unsuccessfully ran in the primary for this office most recently in 2024 and also lost in the May Democratic primary for county trustee. His campaign website says he has a background in community service, journalism and political activism. Learn more about A-Williams on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

London Lamar

London Lamar is a current state senator, representing District 33, who serves as the chair of the Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2018, Lamar was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives; she was elected to her current position in 2022. Lamar received an endorsement from former Rep. Steve Cohen, who held the office for 10 terms. Learn more about Lamar on her campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Justin J. Pearson

Justin J. Pearson is the current state representative for District 86 and he is also seeking reelection to his District 86 seat. In April 2023, the chamber voted to remove Pearson from the state House for speaking, without being recognized, in support of a protest advocating for stricter gun control. He was then reappointed by the Shelby County Commission. He has received an endorsement from New York City Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Learn more about Pearson on his campaign website or read our past coverage. 

Jim Torino

Jim Torino is a Democrat from Columbia, Tennessee, seeking to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. Torino is the former Chief Operating Officer of StationMD, a healthcare company. Along with his wife, Torino founded The Friend Foundation in 2016, which aims to help the unhoused and incarcerated, as well as those struggling with substance abuse. Torino earned a Ph.D. in social psychology from Walden University. Learn more about Torino on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee Senate, District 29 (Democrat)

Raumesh Akbari

State Sen. Raumesh Akbari is running unopposed for reelection to her seat. She was elected to the Tennessee Senate in 2019 and previously served in the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 91st District from 2013 to 2018. The Memphis native is currently the Minority Leader of the Tennessee Senate. Learn more about Akbari on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee Senate, District 31 (Democrat)

David Weatherspoon
Chaplain David Weatherspoon is running unopposed for reelection to his seat. Weatherspoon has served as a chaplain at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare for over a decade and previously worked as the Director of Religious Life at Franklin (Indiana) College. Learn more about Weatherspoon on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee Senate, District 33 (Democrat)

Tamika Abrum
Tamika Abrum is a Memphis who went to school at Hamilton High School and attended South University. In 2025, Abrum and Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board member Towanna Murphy engaged in a public dispute over accusations of harassment. Learn more about Abrum on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

London Lamar

London Lamar is a current state senator representing District 33. Lamar is also seeking the Democratic nomination for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. She currently serves as the Chair of the Tennessee Senate Democratic Caucus. In 2018, Lamar served in the Tennessee House of Representatives and was elected to her current position in 2022. Learn more about Lamar on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee House, District 83 (Democrat)

Margaret Price
Memphis-native Margaret Price is running unopposed to represent Tennessee House District 83 and will face Republican incumbent Mark White in November. Price currently works as the senior director of brand and marketing at Sedgwick, an insurance company. Price previously worked for NPR in program management and as creative marketing manager at Tech901. Learn more about Price on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 84 (Democrat)

Kyler L. Gilkey
Kyler Gilkey is a Memphis native challenging incumbent Joe Towns Jr. to represent Tennessee House District 84. Gilkey currently serves as a senior legislative assistant to California Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) and has worked for her staff since 2023. Gilkey also worked as a staff assistant for Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) from 2021 to 2023. Learn more about Gilkey on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Joe Towns Jr.

Joe Towns Jr. has served in the Tennessee House since 1995, representing District 84. Now he’s on the ballot for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk and the Tennessee House of Representatives. Before serving as a state representative, Towns had a background in education as a former college instructor as well as having a management, consulting and entertainment company. Learn more about Towns and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee House, District 85 (Democrat)

Jesse Chism

Jesse Chism is a Democrat representing Tennessee House District 85, running unopposed to keep his seat. Chism was elected in 2018 and currently serves as the chairman of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators. He was also formerly a disaster inspector with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Learn more about Chism and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 86 (Democrat)

David Page
Memphis educator David Page is running in the Democratic primary to represent Tennessee House District 86, challenging incumbent Pearson. Page spent over a decade working as an art teacher in the West Memphis School District and was a behavior specialist for Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Page previously challenged Pearson in the 2023 special election for the District 86 seat but lost. Learn more about Page on his campaign website. 

Justin J. Pearson

Justin J. Pearson is the current state representative for District 86, running to retain his seat. Pearson is also running for the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. In April 2023, the state legislature voted to remove Pearson from his state House seat for speaking in support of a protest advocating for stricter gun control without being recognized, but the Shelby County Commission reappointed him the next week. Learn more about Pearson on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee House, District 87 (Democrat)

Karen Camper

State Rep. Karen Camper is running to retain her seat in the Tennessee House representing District 87. She’s unopposed in the primary but will face Republican challenger Reggie William Hall in the November election. Camper started on the Memphis City Council and was appointed in 2008 to represent District 87, where she currently serves as House minority leader. She has also served as the Leader of the Tennessee House Democratic Caucus since 2019. Camper served in the United States Army for 21 years. Learn more about Camper on her website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 88 (Democrat)

Larry Miller

State Rep. Larry Miller is running unopposed in the Tennessee House District 88 election, a seat he’s had since 1995. He currently serves as the House Democrat Leader Pro Tempore. Miller previously worked as a firefighter in Memphis and is the longest-serving member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Learn more about Miller and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee House, District 91 (Democrat)

Arriell Gipson-Martin
Arriell Gipson-Martin is a Shelby County employee seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Tennessee House District 91. Gipson-Martin currently serves as a senior program manager in the county administration of Mayor Lee Harris and has worked in positions including community engagement manager and public health coordinator. This is Gipson-Martin’s second election this year; she finished fourth out of 11 candidates for the Democratic nomination for Shelby County Clerk. Learn more about Gipson-Martin on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Torrey Harris

State Rep. Torrey Harris currently holds the District 91 seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives and is running for reelection. Harris was elected in 2020 to District 90. In 2022, he was redistricted to District 91 and won that seat. He currently serves as the Tennessee House Democratic Floor Leader. Harris is currently under investigation for running a potentially fraudulent PAC to fundraise on behalf of former vice president Kamala Harris, according to Nashville Banner reporting. Learn more about Harris on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee House, District 93 (Democrat)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 95 (Democrat)

No candidate qualified.

Tennessee House, District 96 (Democrat)

Telisa Franklin

Telisa Franklin is a business owner and motivational speaker running to represent Tennessee House District 96. Franklin previously ran for the seat and lost to Gabby Salinas by 132 votes in 2024. She founded Telisa Franklin Media and serves as president of Memphis Juneteenth Festival. Franklin is also the multicultural relations coordinator at Mid-South Transplant Foundation. Learn more about Franklin on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Gabby Salinas 

State Rep. Gabby Salinas currently represents Tennessee House District 96 and is running for reelection. She was elected in 2024 after two unsuccessful campaigns to hold a seat in the Tennessee General Assembly. Before transitioning to politics, Salinas worked four years as a researcher in St. Jude’s Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics. Salinas is a Bolivia native and moved to Memphis when she was a child to get treatment from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about Salinas on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 97 (Democrat)

Jesse Huseth

Jesse Huseth is a former educator running unopposed in the Democratic primary to represent Tennessee House District 97 and will face Republican incumbent John Gillespie in November. Huseth started his career as a teacher at White Station Middle School and Youth Villages. He then worked as a data analyst for Jim Keras Chevrolet before starting a food distribution company in 2019. Learn more about Huseth on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 98 (Democrat)

Antonio Parkinson

State Rep. Antonio Parkinson is running unopposed in Tennessee House District 98. Parkinson has represented the district since 2011 and serves as the Democratic Caucus vice chairman in the Tennessee House. He previously worked as a lieutenant in the Shelby County Fire Department and is a U.S. Marine veteran. Parkinson owns Black Market Strategies, a PR firm. Learn more about Parkinson on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 99 (Democrat)

No candidate qualified.

Committeewomen and committeemen, Democratic Party

A committeeman or committeewoman in Tennessee serves on their party’s State Executive Committee. They are elected to a four-year term to represent their specific state districts, and the SEC essentially acts as the governing body for the state party.

District 29 committeeman (Democrat)

Darrick Harris
Incumbent Darrick Harris is seeking reelection for District 29 State Executive Committeeman. 

District 29 committeewoman (Democrat) 

Allison Brownlee
Incumbent Allison Brownlee is seeking reelection for District 29 State Executive Committeewoman. Brownlee is a native Memphian from the Alcy neighborhood in South Memphis. She has a background in nursing. 

Tyra Turner-Cleasant
A Memphis native who was raised in Detroit, Tyra Turner-Cleasant retired after a 43-year career in hospitality, retail and corporate finance. Her community advocacy began in her youth through involvement with the United Auto Workers in Detroit and alongside prominent civil rights leaders in Memphis. She serves as president of the Democratic Women of Shelby County and sits on the Shelby County Democratic Party Executive Committee. 

District 30 committeeman (Democrat)

Allan H. Creasy
Incumbent Allan H. Creasy is seeking reelection for District 30 State Executive Committeeman. Before his time on the State Executive Committee, Creasy ran for the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 97. He has a background in the service industry as a restaurant manager and bartender. Creasy was born in Memphis and earned a degree in history from the University of Memphis in 2004. 

District 30 committeewoman (Democrat)

Jasmine Boyd-Wilson
Incumbent Jasmine Boyd-Wilson is an alumna of Spelman College in Atlanta. In 2020, she was chosen as a delegate for the Biden-Sanders unity slate at the Democratic National Convention. 

Natoria Carpenter
A North Memphis resident and 1998 graduate of Northside High School, Natoria Carpenter previously worked as a surge parent outreach specialist for The Memphis Lift, a local organization focused on empowering parents in the education system. 

Verlie A. Horton
Verlie A. Horton is running for District 30 State Executive Committeewoman.

District 31 committeeman (Democrat)

David Holt
David Holt is running for District 31 Committeeman. 

District 31 committeewoman (Democrat) 

Rosemary Winters
Rosemary Winters previously held the committeewoman position for District 33 from 2022 to 2026. She is the branch education chair for the Memphis NAACP, assistant recording secretary for the Democratic Women of Shelby County, executive committee member for the Shelby County Democratic Party and was selected as a Tennessee delegate for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Winters is a 1993 graduate from Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. 

District 32 committeeman (Democrat) 

Gregory W. Patrick
Incumbent Gregory W. Patrick is seeking reelection for District 32 Committeeman.

District 32 committeewoman (Democrat)

Georgia M. Dawson
Georgia M. Dawson is a resident of Munford.

Regina Nash
Regina Nash is running for District 32 committeewoman. 

District 33 committeeman (Democrat)

Jonathan Carroll
Incumbent Jonathan Carroll is a resident of the Normal Station neighborhood. He has a background in community organizing and public education advocacy, and de previously served as president of the Middle College High School PTSA for three years. Carroll has also served as the president of the Normal Station Neighborhood Association for four years and represented Senate District 33 on the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee since 2022. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis and the New Memphis Fellows program. Learn more about Jonathan Carroll on his former campaign website or in our past coverage. 

District 33 committeewoman (Democrat)

Adrienne Davis
Adrienne Davis is the founder, president and CEO of a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit workforce organization. Her professional history also includes identifying and securing state, federal and private funding to drive strategic organizational objectives. Davis is the president of both the East Memphis Democratic Party Club and the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women. Learn more about Davis on her page. 

Municipal Offices primary (Democrat)

Bartlett School Board, Position 2

No candidate qualified.

Bartlett School Board, Position 4

No candidate qualified.

Collierville School Board, Position 2

Jason Morrison

Jason Morrison is the only Democrat seeking a seat on the Collierville Schools Board of Education. Morrison serves as the vice president of clinical research informatics at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. He is originally from Columbus, Ohio, but moved to Shelby County for his job at St. Jude. His children attend Schilling Farms Elementary and Collierville High School. Learn more by visiting his website or reading our past coverage.

Collierville School Board, Position 4 

No candidate qualified.

Germantown School Board, Position 2

No candidate qualified.

Germantown School Board, Position 4

No candidate qualified.

Lakeland School Board, vote for three

No candidate qualified.

Millington School Board, Position 2

No candidate qualified.

Millington School Board, Position 4 

Marie L. Thomas
Marie L. Thomas is a candidate for the Millington Municipal Schools board. 

Millington School Board, Position 6

Mandy Compton
A retired educator with more than 40 years of experience, Mandy Compton is seeking her second term on the Millington Municipal Schools board. She started out as a special education teacher at Millington South and finished her career as principal of E.A. Harrold Elementary. She holds a doctorate in education from Walden University, and she has also supervised teaching candidates through Christian Brothers University. Learn more here or read our past content. 

Governor (Republican)

Marsha Blackburn

Marsha Blackburn is a U.S. Senator from Tennessee. Since 2019, Blackburn has served in the U.S. Senate and formerly represented Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District from 2003 to 2019. Blackburn was also in the Tennessee State Senate from 1999 to 2003. She currently resides in Brentwood, Tennessee and won reelection to her senate seat in 2024. Learn more about Blackburn on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Monty Fritts

Montry Fritts is a Tennessee Representative. Fritts has represented the 32nd District in the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2023. Fritts has a background in the nuclear industry and has worked as the director of operations for Nuclear Fuel Services. In 2017, Fritts was appointed Federal Program Manager for the U.S. Department of Energy under the Trump administration. Learn more about Fritts on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

John Rose

John Rose is a U.S. Representative. Rose has represented Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District since 2019. Rose is a farmer in Temperance Hall and Lancaster, Tennessee and owns a software company. From 2002 to 2003, Rose served as the Tennessee agriculture commissioner. Rose also earned a law degree from Vanderbilt Law School. Learn more about Rose on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

U.S. Senate (Republican)

Bill Hagerty

Incumbent Bill Hagerty is running unopposed in the Republican primary and will face a Democratic challenger in November. Based in Nashville, Hagerty has served in the Senate since he was elected in 2020. He began his career in private equity and founded his own firm, but in 2011, he was named commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He also formerly served as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019. President Donald Trump endorsed Hagerty in this race. Learn more about Hagerty on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

U.S. Representative, District 5 (Republican)

Andy Ogles
Incumbent Andy Ogles has represented Tennessee’s 5th District in the House of Representatives since 2023. Ogles formerly served as the mayor of Maury County and as chief operating officer for Abolition International, an anti-human trafficking non-profit. In 2024, the Department of Justice and FBI launched an investigation into Ogles’ campaign finances but halted it in May 2026. The House Ethics Committee is continuing to review the case. Ogles received an endorsement by President Donald Trump. Learn more about Ogles on his campaign website or read our past coverage.

Charlie Hatcher
Charlie Hatcher owns a farm in College Grove, Tennessee, and works as a livestock veterinarian. He served as the Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture from 2019 to 2025, and founded Hatcher Family Dairy, which produced dairy products in Middle Tennessee. Learn more about Hatcher on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

U.S. Representative, District 8 (Republican)

David Kustoff 
Incumbent David Kustoff has held the seat in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District since 2016. Kustoff earned his law degree from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis and started his career as a lawyer with former Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland. In 2006, Kustoff was appointed U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and served for two years. He is unopposed in the Republican primary, but will face a Democratic challenger in the November election. Learn more about Kustoff on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

U.S. Representative, District 9 (Republican)

Charlotte Bergmann

Charlotte Bergmann is a perennial candidate for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District seat. Bergmann earned a bachelor’s degree from Christian Brothers University and began her career as an information technology project manager at FedEx. She hosts a political talk show and has served on the Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee. Learn more about Bergmann on her campaign website and read our past coverage.

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor is a Tennessee state Senator seeking to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. He is also running in the state’s District 31 to retain his seat in the State Legislature. Taylor was first elected to District 31 in 2023. He also spent 12 years on the Memphis City Council, from 1995 to 2007. For the District 9 race, Taylor received an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Learn more about Taylor on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Jeremy Thompson 
Jeremy Thompson is an army veteran based in Fayetteville, Tennessee, who served for 22 years and retired as a sergeant. He currently works as the executive director of a veterans organization called the Special Operations Association of America. Alongside his wife, Thompson also owns The Revolutionary Tavern, a Fayetteville restaurant. Learn more about Thompson on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Todd Warner 
Todd Warner is currently a State Representative from District 92; he was first elected to the Tennessee House in 2020. Warner is based in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, and works as a row-crop farmer in the area. In January 2021, the FBI investigated Warner for alleged laundering of campaign funds, but he was not charged with any crimes. Learn more about Warner on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee Senate, District 29 (Republican)

No candidate qualified 

Tennessee Senate, District 31 (Republican)

Brent Taylor
Brent Taylor is a Tennessee Senator running unopposed in the Republican primary but will face a Democratic challenger to keep his seat. He is also seeking the Republican nomination to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District. Taylor has represented District 31 since he was elected in 2023. For 12 years, Taylor served on the Memphis City Council before transitioning to the funeral industry in 2004. Learn more about Taylor on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Tennessee Senate, District 33 (Republican)

No candidate qualified.

Tennessee House, District 83 (Republican)

Mark White

Incumbent Mark White is running unopposed in the Republican primary to continue representing District 83, but will face a Democratic challenger in November. White has served in the Tennessee House of Representatives since his election in 2010. In 1973 White started a career in education, serving as a science teacher and then transitioning to elementary school principal in 1977. White also founded a rental business and served as the director of the Global Children’s Educational Foundation. Learn more about White on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 84 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee Senate, District 85 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 86 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 87 (Republican)

Reggie Hall 
Reggie Hall is a South Memphis native running to represent District 87 in the Tennessee House. He’s running unopposed in the primary and will face Democratic incumbent Karen Camper in November. Hall graduated from Hamilton High School and attended Middle Tennessee State University. Hall ran for mayor of Memphis in 2023 and lost to Paul Young. Read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 88 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 91 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 93 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 95 (Republican)

Kevin Vaughan
Kevin Vaughan is a state representative running unopposed to continue representing District 95 in the Tennessee House. Vaughan has represented the district since his election in 2017. He owns Township Development Services, a real estate company, and is a licensed real estate broker in Tennessee. Learn more about Vaughan on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 96 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 97 (Republican)

John Gillespie
Incumbent John Gillespie represents District 97 in the Tennessee House and is seeking another term. He is running unopposed in the primary and will face a Democratic challenger in November. Gillespie was first elected to the state House in 2020 and is serving his third term. Gillespie began his career in banking and worked at First Tennessee and Evolve Bank and Trust. Before his time in public office, Gillespie worked as the grant coordinator at Trezevant Episcopal Home. Learn more about Gillespie on his campaign website and read our past coverage.

Tennessee House, District 98 (Republican)

No candidate qualified. 

Tennessee House, District 99 (Republican) 

Tom Leatherwood

Incumbent Tom Leatherwood has represented District 99 in the Tennessee House of Representatives since 2019. He started his career in the energy industry but also taught at Millington Central High School for eight years. In 1992, Leatherwood was elected to the state Senate and then served as the Shelby County Register of Deeds for 18 years. Learn more about Leatherwood on his campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Amber Mills

Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills has represented District 1 on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners since 2018. Mills spent 17 years as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines and most recently worked as the executive director of the Republican Party of Shelby County. Learn more about Mills on her campaign website and read our past coverage. 

Committeemen and committeewomen, Republican party

A committeeman or committeewoman in Tennessee serves on their party’s State Executive Committee. They are elected to a four-year term to represent their specific state districts, and the SEC essentially acts as the governing body for the state party.

District 29 committeewoman

Melanie Mosley
Melanie Mosley is a longtime local business owner, serving as the CEO and owner of Mosley Tax & Accounting Service for 30 years. She is a graduate of Memphis Central High School. Mosley formed the Whitehaven Republican Club in 2023. At the 2026 Tennessee Republican Party Annual Statesman Dinner, she was awarded the Statesmen’s award for congressional District 9. 

District 29 committeeman 

Terry Roland

Incumbent Terry Roland has a history in local government, having served as a Shelby County commissioner from 2010 to 2018. A Millington native, he’s the CEO of his family’s businesses, Roland’s Amoco and Roland’s Pool Supply. He has also previously served as vice chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party.

District 30 committeewoman

No candidate qualified. 

District 30 committeeman

Timothy Alan Beacham 
Incumbent Timothy Alan Beacham is an attorney from Memphis. He earned his law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis and has been licensed to practice law in Tennessee since 1993.

District 31 committeewoman

Peggy C. Larkin
Incumbent Peggy C. Larkin was awarded the Statesman of the Year by Congressman David Kustoff in 2025. 

District 31 committeeman

Randy Hendon
Incumbent Randy Hendon is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who has worked in the Finance and Administration department for the City of Millington.

District 32 committeewoman

Charlotte Kelley
Incumbent Charlotte Kelley is a farmer based in Covington, Tennessee, where she runs a row-crop operation and co-owns a cotton gin. In addition to her role on the SEC, she serves as the vice chair of the Tennessee Republican Party.

District 32 committeeman

Lee Mills
Incumbent Lee Mills is an airline captain for a cargo airline, having previously served as the Chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party. He also previously served on the State of Tennessee Nursing Board, and has ran prior campaigns for the Tennessee State House of Representatives. Mills is originally from Decatur, Alabama, and graduated from Auburn University in 1998 with an Aviation Management degree.

District 33 committeewoman

No candidate qualified.

District 33 committeeman

Dewayne Jackson
Dewayne Jackson chief investment officer of Ruth Investments LLC. He previously campaigned for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk in the 2022 general election.

Municipal Offices primary (Republican)

Bartlett School Board, Position 2

Erin Elliott Berry
Erin Elliott Berry has served on the board for Bartlett City Schools since the district’s inception in 2014. She grew up in Bartlett, went to Bartlett schools and graduated from Bartlett High in 1998. She has two children who also graduated from Bartlett High in recent years. For the past 25 years, she has worked at Camco Roofing Supplies in accounting. Learn more by visiting her page or reading our past coverage. 

Bartlett School Board, Position 4 

Bryan Woodruff
Bryan Woodruff has served on the board for Bartlett City Schools since the district’s inception in 2014. Woodruff and his family moved to Bartlett in the 1970s, and he grew up in the city. He and his wife are also raising their four children there. Woodruff works as Director of Solutions Architecture - Cloud and AI for Lumen Technologies. Learn more on the BCS page or read our past coverage. 

Collierville School Board, Position 2 

Rachel Davis 
Rachel Davis is the director of community relations for Life Choices of Memphis, a nonprofit encouraging pregnant women to choose adoption over abortion. She has two children at Collierville High School as well as one who graduated in 2022. Davis also served on the PTA at the elementary and middle school levels and has engaged in volunteer opportunities at the high school level. To learn more, read our past coverage.

Michael Ebbs
Michael “Mike” Ebbs is the vice chancellor of finance at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He has a rising sophomore at Collierville High School, and his twins graduated from the school in 2022. Ebbs has also served as a treasurer for candidates in past Collierville elections and is a member of Collierville Rotary Club. Read more about Ebbs on his website, and view our past coverage.

Collierville School Board, Position 4

Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey on the remaining two years of former school board member Keri Blair’s unexpired term in 2024 after she resigned due to shoplifting charges. Those charges were ultimately disposed in Collierville Municipal Court. Bailey’s children will enter Collierville Middle and Collierville High in August. Professionally, he works for a local railroad company. He has no opponent in November. To learn more, read our past coverage.

Germantown School Board, Position 2

Heather Fisher
Heather Fisher has been in education for three decades, beginning with the legacy Shelby County Schools. Most recently, she served as principal of Germantown Online Academy of Learning, but she retired July 1. Germantown Municipal School District employees are not allowed to serve on school board, but her retirement makes that possible. Read our past coverage.

Germantown School Board, Position 4

Vicki Gandee

A real estate agent, Vicki Gandee has not responded to messages, and her manager said she would not speak to The Daily Memphian in this election cycle. Gandee is also in an active lawsuit against the suburb’s Board of Education. Her son was injured during conditioning 2016, and she’s sued the board for $5 million. Read our past coverage. 

Lakeland School Board, 3 positions

Keith Acton 
A father of four and a real estate executive, Keith Acton is a current member of the Lakeland School System’s Board of Education. He has served on the city’s Economic Development Commission. To learn more, click here or read our past coverage. 

Sara Castellaw
Newcomer Sara Castellaw decided to join the race after Deborah Thomas decided in January that she would not run for another term. Since there are no candidates for the board in the Democratic primary, the three Republican candidates should advance in November. 

Laura Harrison
A mom of four, Laura Harrison serves as the chair of the Lakeland School System’s Board of Education. She is a strategic planning manager for a Fortune 500 company and has been on the school system’s board since its founding in 2013. To learn more, click here or read our past coverage. 

Millington School Board, Position 2

No candidate qualified.

Millington School Board, Position 4

Don Holsinger
Don Holsinger is a candidate for the Millington Municipal Schools board. 

Millington School Board, Position 6

No candidate qualified.

Will all of the sample ballot races be on my ballot?

Nope, not even close.

The Democratic sample ballot, for example, shows 13 state House races and all 13 Shelby County Board of Commissioners races. But when you get into the voting booth, your ballot will show only the races in which you’re eligible to vote based on your address. So those 26 races on the sample ballot will only show up as two on your individual ballot.

The same is true for the suburban municipalities. Sample ballots show races happening in all of the city’s suburbs, but those races will only be on the ballots of voters who live there.

Use the Shelby County Election Commission’s locator, which will show your voting location (precinct), as well as the districts specific to the address where you’re registered to vote. (Alternatively, you can use the state’s voter registration lookup tool to find the same information.)

Note: This year, Memphis voters should pay particular attention to their congressional district after statewide redistricting redrew Tennessee’s congressional map.

Where do I vote?

If voting early, you can cast your ballot July 17-Aug. 1 at any of the 26 early voting sites across the county regardless of where you live or the precinct where you’re registered to vote. Early voting is open Monday-Saturday, closed on Sundays.

Times vary slightly, but generally, polls are open weekdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. On the last Saturday of early voting, Aug. 1, polls open at 8 a.m. View the full list of locations and schedule here.

If voting on Election Day — Thursday, Aug. 6 — you must vote at the precinct where you’re registered to vote. (Again, you can use the Election Commission’s district locator OR the state’s voter registration lookup tool to find your polling location and districts.)

On Election Day, the polls in Shelby County are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

What do I need, and what can I expect?