Harris, Moody remain after Democratic challenger in mayor race disqualified
The winner between Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and challenger Ken Moody will face Republican nominee and Memphis City Council member Worth Morgan on the August ballot.
Topic: 2022 elections
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February 2022
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County mayor’s race set with four candidates
At the noon Thursday, Feb. 17, filing deadline to get on the county primary ballot, there was only one contested Republican primary. But every incumbent Democratic official holding countywide office had challengers in the May primaries.
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Watch: Taylor and Turner differ on post-pandemic return to voting laws
Election Commission Chairman Brent Taylor and Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner spoke on this week’s “Behind The Headlines.”
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With deadline nearing, some candidates struggle to get signatures
The deadline to get on the ballot is noon, Thursday, Feb. 17, and there were a lot of political moves up to the 24-hour mark for candidates to file their qualifying petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.
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Democratic DA’s field firms up ahead of Thursday filing deadline
On the way to the deadline for the May county primaries, the race for a new Cordova County Commission seat has grown and there are early moves by state Rep. London Lamar on the August ballot.
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Political Roundup: Avant may file; ‘pink wave’ thoughts, and ‘ghettoizing’
Meanwhile, Jason Martin slams Gov. Bill Lee’s state of the state address and calls for the legalization of pot in all forms. And a look at the May and August ballots ahead of Thursday’s deadline to get on the May county primary ballot.
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Incumbents plan another run for Lakeland school board seats
The three will seek new terms when their offices appear on the Nov. 8 municipal ballot.
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State Rep. Kevin Vaughan to seek reelection in District 95
Rep. Kevin Vaughan will seek another term for the District 95 seat he’s held the last five years.
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Political Roundup: Opening day filings, find your new districts, Congressman Jim Cooper on Memphis
Many of the incumbents on the August ballot showed up for the first day of the period to pull and file qualifying petitions to get on the ballot.
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Political Roundup: Big Ballot beckons candidates
Contenders seeking a place on the ballot of more than 100 races and potentially hundreds of candidates can begin pulling and filing qualifying petitions Monday in the second of three elections this year. Meanwhile, the May county primary ballot continues to take shape with its own overlapping deadlines.
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Weirich, Gov. Lee post fundraising advantage over challengers
The dollar figures are among the campaign finance reports covering the past six months. They also show Republican county mayoral contender Worth Morgan has a balance of $159,540.
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Former SCS board member announces run for Bartlett alderman seat
Reaves announced this past weekend that he will seek the suburb’s Position 3 seat held by David Parsons. Parsons has announced he will run for mayor rather than seek another term as alderman.
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January 2022
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Ballot Basics: Laying out the 2022 election year
After no elections in 2021, Shelby County voters go to the polls three times this year in a series of elections with almost 200 races total and many more candidates in those races. Here is an overview of what’s ahead for voters.
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Political Roundup: Primary growing pains and a ranked-choice voting ban
There are now five potential contenders in the Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor with about three weeks to the filing deadline to get on the ballot. Here’s a rundown of the latest filings and a few other campaign notes.
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Goodbye Morning Sun, hello new precincts
County election commission does its first extensive precinct realignment in two decades.
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Collierville alderman won’t seek reelection
Alderman Billy Patton has decided to step aside after 12 years serving on the Collierville board. That will mean an open seat for the Nov. 8 municipal elections.
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Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson to seek reelection in Germantown
Alderwoman Mary Anne Gibson will seek a third term in Germantown.
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Democratic primary for Shelby County mayor grows
Additional candidates have filed petitions for the upcoming May primaries.
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Moody files in county mayor’s race with a month until deadline
As he filed his qualifying petition Friday, Jan. 21, Moody said he hopes the May Democratic mayoral primary remains a one-on-one matchup with incumbent Mayor Lee Harris.
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Political Roundup: Sugarmon opens for Juvenile Court Judge as races heat up
Candidates who won’t be on the ballot until August are actively campaigning along with those in partisan races whose first hurdle is the May county primaries.
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Lakeland’s 2022 elections feature mayor, two commissioner seats
Former commissioner Josh Roman will seek the Lakeland mayor’s office in November; incumbent Mike Cunningham still deciding on seeking re-election.
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Arlington incumbent aldermen face reelection in 2022
All three Arlington aldermen up for reelection this year are leaning to seeking new four-year terms in office.
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WATCH: Conversation about violent crime about to heat up
Josh Spickler, of the criminal justice reform group Just City, said on WKNO’s Behind The Headlines that there is another side to allegations the county’s criminal justice system is a ‘revolving door.’
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Henri Brooks seeks return to county government in 2022 primaries
The former county commissioner has pulled petitions to seek a return to the County Commission or to run for Juvenile Court Clerk.
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Political roundup: Morgan talks differences with Harris; 3 Democratic DA contenders pledge changes
Republican mayoral contender Worth Morgan emphasized his differences on crime with Democratic incumbent Lee Harris. The three Democrats seeking to challenge Republican District Attorney Amy Weirich in August said the prosecutors office would change profoundly if any of them upset Weirich.
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