Most of Shelby County state Legislature incumbents clear primaries — even those running for U.S. House
The Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville. (Noah McLane/The Daily Memphian file)
District 96 Democratic incumbent Gabby Salinas lost to primary challenger Telisa Franklin in a rematch of the 2024 primary Salinas won.
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2026 elections Tennessee General Assembly Gabby Salinas Telisa Franklin Brent Taylor London Lamar Justin J. Pearson Todd Warner G.A. Hardaway T.J. Hardaway Britney Thornton Amber Mills Tom LeatherwoodBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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