Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting
Hal Moore leaves his local polling location after casting a ballot at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Katherine Riederer (left) lets Will Riederer, 4, push the button to cast her final ballot at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Sophie Canale tries to cheer up Rollins Canale, 2, while campaigning at Second Baptist on Walnut Grove Road during a day of ballot casting on Oct. 3, 2019. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Diane Ellington passes out 'I voted' stickers during a day of ballot casting at Open Door Bible Church on Oct. 3, 2019. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis City Council member Ford Canale waves to voters outside of Davis Community Center on Election Day Oct. 3, 2019, as a bit of last-minute campaigning. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Katherine Turner braves the unseasonably extreme heat on an early October election day in Memphis to campaign for Memphis City Council hopeful John Marek outside of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on Oct. 3, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland talks briefly with poll worker Ann Huffman before casting his vote during a day of ballot casting at Second Baptist on Oct. 3, 2019. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis City Council hopeful Chase Carlisle stands outside of Davis Community Center to interact with Election Day voters as they come and go on Oct. 3, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Diane Ellington passes out 'I voted' stickers during a day of ballot casting at Open Door Bible Church on Oct. 3, 2019. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland gets his picture taken by poll worker Thomas Ungren after casting his vote during a day of ballot casting at Second Baptist on Oct. 3, 2019. Memphians turned out to vote on a number of local elections on Oct. 3, 2019 including a sales tax increase, City Council races and a contentious mayoral race. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Teresa Hinton leaves the Dave Wells Community Center gymnasium after voting on Election Day on Oct. 3, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Mustafa Shaw watches as his father Malik Shaw (far left) casts his vote at the Dave Wells Community Center gymnasium polling location on Oct. 3, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
An election worker passes out "I voted" stickers to voters casting ballots at the Second Baptist Church polling location on Oct. 3, 2019. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Check here throughout the day to see how balloting is going around the city, and into the evening as ballot tabulation begins.
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