Boyd, Easter-Thomas head to District 7 City Council runoff
Incumbent City Councilman Berlin Boyd and Michalyn Easter-Thomas are preparing for a runoff to decide the city council's District 7 seat.
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October 2019
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Strickland wins big in quest for second term as mayor
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland easily won re-election Thursday over former Mayor Willie Herenton, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and six other challengers.
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Herenton concession biggest news of early trends in voting
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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September 2019
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Greer, Logan continue competition for District 1 City Council seat
Incumbent Sherman Greer, Rhonda Logan and Dawn Bonner are vying for the Memphis City Council District 1 seat.
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August 2019
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Memphis City Council candidates make their cases to constituents
Five contenders for District 7 pitch their qualifications as they attempt to unseat incumbent Berlin Boyd in the October election.
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Politics Podcast: City council contender Frank Johnson
Memphis City Council candidate Frank Johnson talks about the summer campaign, South Memphis and distrust in economic development.
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June 2019
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Registry of Election Finance gives Hardaway clean slate
The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance cleared state Rep. G.A. Hardaway Wednesday for filing a late report on his campaign finances for the pre-general period of 2018.
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May 2019
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Harris withholds election commission funding until talks held on processes
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris said he’s not proposing additional funding for the Shelby County Election Commission until all parties – his administration, election commission and county commission – have further discussion on improving the election process locally.
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April 2019
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Nelson: For Democrats in the Mid-South, the presidential election starts now
Democratic presidential contenders will be all over this region in the months leading up to the Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi primaries. None of them has a prayer of winning electoral votes, but all three states will be sending delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee.
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March 2019
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Politics Podcast: City Council chairman Kemp Conrad
Memphis City Council chairman Kemp Conrad talks about who MLGW buys electric power from and the city election season on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.
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Barzizza allowed to review ballots from Germantown mayoral election
Unsuccessful Germantown mayoral candidate John Barzizza will be allowed to review provisional and absentee ballots under a consent agreement between Barzizza and the Shelby County Election Commission.
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State Senate District 32 voters go to polls Tuesday
Voters in eastern Shelby County and Tipton County go to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take the state Senate District 32 seat formerly held by Mark Norris.
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January 2019
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Politics Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on juvenile justice reform
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses juvenile justice reform with county beat reporter Omer Yusuf, and city government reporter Bill Dries gives a primer on the first election day of 2019.
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Ballot Basics: The special election for state Senate District 32
The first election of 2019 is for an open state Senate seat in the suburbs and early voting begins Friday.
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November 2018
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Cunningham looks to future as Lakeland voters pick new leader
Lakeland Mayor-elect Mike Cunningham wants to find ways for the northeast suburb to heal after a contentious campaign that led to his victory Tuesday over incumbent Wyatt Bunker. -
Lakeland: Challenger Cunningham ousts Bunker for Lakeland’s top seat
Challenger Mike Cunningham unseated incumbent Lakeland Mayor Wyatt Bunker on Tuesday in a victory that further strengthened an opposition group against the current administration. -
Numbers, trends from Election Day Nov. 6
The day after the last election of 2018 in Shelby County was down time for politicos in the thick of statewide and district campaigns that in some cases began two years ago. And contemplation about why some efforts fell short and others didn’t. And some efforts that were still in limbo. -
Bartlett: McDonald, Elliott win re-election in only contested races on Bartlett ballot
Bartlett incumbent Mayor Keith McDonald and Position 2 Alderwoman Emily Elliott were returned to office Tuesday with easy victories in the suburb’s municipal election. -
Germantown: Palazzolo declares win, Barzizza won’t concede
The Election Commission may have posted the final unofficial numbers, but Germantown mayoral challenger John Barzizza was unwilling to concede the election Wednesday given the close finish with incumbent Mike Palazzolo. -
Collierville: Incumbent aldermen secure easy wins; Warren takes open school board seat
Incumbent aldermen Maureen Fraser and Tom Allen were elected to new four-year terms Tuesday with easy victories in the Collierville town elections. -
Two seats hotly contested for Germantown Board of Education
Over the next year the Germantown Municipal School District (GMSD) Board of Education will create a new five-year strategic plan, so the races for board seats in this year’s election carry extra weight. -
Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences
“People make choices. Choices make history.”
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October 2018
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Suburban Dispatch: Bid requests for The Grove in Germantown go out; information on municipal candidates
Germantown opened the bid process on its new outdoor venue – The Grove – earlier this week and the mandatory pre-bid meeting for those interested is later today. -
Candidates seek two seats on Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen
With early voting underway, candidates for two at-large Germantown aldermanic positions are doing their last-minute campaigning to sway voters – one side standing on continuing the city’s direction and leadership, the other seeking a new approach for the suburb.
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