A guide to the 13 races for Shelby County Commission
Here is everything you need to know about the 13 Shelby County Commission races on the May 5 ballot.
Topic: 2026 elections
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April 2026
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Partisan MSCS board races begin as state considers takeover. Here’s who is running for office.
As voters cast early ballots in the primary, Tennessee lawmakers are expected to take final votes on takeover legislation that would strip elected school board members of their powers by granting major decision-making authority to nine Shelby County state appointees.
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Fundraising picture for May county primary election remains unclear
The lack of financial forms makes it difficult to see how key candidates have fared with donors in the past three months.
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Meet the candidates for Shelby County sheriff
The Daily Memphian interviewed the five Democratic and two Republican primary candidates for sheriff, asking them about 201 Poplar, recruiting and retention, the Memphis Safe Task Force, and more.
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More than 3,400 show up for first day of early voting
Most of the opening day voters were Democrats, whose ballot boasts a race with the largest field of candidates.
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All 11 candidates in the Democratic primary for County Clerk
Here are brief bios of the 11 candidates in the May 5 Democratic primary for County Clerk. The winner meets Republican nominee Tina Montgomery in the August county general election.
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McCreery: Germantown deserves full-time leadership
“We need to change our form of government. We need to ensure our city has the full-time leadership needed to meet the demands of today and the expectations of the future.”
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Democrats and Republicans strategize ahead of May county primaries
Leaders of the local Republican and Democratic parties talked about the May Shelby County primary elections on “Behind The Headlines.”
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Harris backs Collins, a win for citizen journalism and Lowery weighs in on LeBron
In this week’s political roundup: Harris backs Collins, Memphis loses a public records case, Lowery weighs in on LeBron, and Green talks medical debt and executive orders.
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The Democratic primary race for Shelby County mayor
Here’s an overview of the Democratic primary race for county mayor, the seven candidates and their interaction with each other as well as the shadow of the outgoing mayor on the race.
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John DeBerry runs on mayoral platform that Shelby County ‘is not an island’
The former Democratic state representative is running in the May Republican primary for Shelby County mayor. “I intend to win this race,” he said.
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Should the Germantown mayor be a full-time job? Residents will decide in May 5 referendum vote.
Germantown residents will be voting whether to make the town’s mayoral position a full-time gig. However, officials took back earlier statements that a full-time mayor must quit any other full-time job.
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Here’s who made the Shelby County primary ballot
A total of 121 candidates made the deadline to file their qualifying petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.
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Only four MSCS board seats will appear on 2026 ballot, judge rules
A local judge ruled that Shelby County commissioners “exceeded their authority” in passing a resolution that placed all nine school board seats on the ballot last fall.
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One Shelby County candidate has more cash than all his opponents combined
Newly filed campaign finance forms show two Shelby County Democratic mayoral candidates with far more financial resources than the rest of the crowded primary.
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Democrats boot five, Republicans strike three from May primary ballot
Another Republican claims another County Commission seat. And the busiest primary on the ballot remains the Democratic primary for County Clerk.
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Democratic contenders for sheriff call for big changes
The candidate forum included discussion of a new jail and calls for more transparency in how the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office runs the jail and fights crime.
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What should be done about 201 Poplar? Democratic county mayor candidates share their ideas.
For most of an hour at Springdale Baptist Church in North Memphis, six of the Democratic candidates for Shelby County mayor displayed few differences. Then, the prospect of a new jail to replace the dilapidated and struggling 201 Poplar brought them to life.
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As Shelby County preps for May and August votes, a TMZ video grabs attention
As the governor’s race heats up, a camera captures Marsha Blackburn at the D.C. airport. And when early voting starts April 15, all Memphis area locations will be open.
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March 2026
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Reality check? Dropping crime numbers meet the first spring weekend on Beale Street
A violent Friday night Downtown stokes the ongoing debate about the Memphis Safe Task Force’s effectiveness.
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Contender joins race in Republican primary for Collierville Schools board seat
Another enters the battle in the Republican primary for Wanda Chism’s seat on the Collierville Schools board.
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A flub on qualifying petition limits G.A. Hardaway’s options
Also in the political roundup, make that five unopposed incumbents and scratch one of Cohen’s challengers. Plus, school board seats and the newest County Commissioner.
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Four Tenn. Legislature incumbents win reelection at filing deadline
Here’s what the 16 races for seats in the Tennessee legislature representing Shelby County looked like at the Tuesday deadline to get on the Aug. 6 ballot. Check out the full list for all of the races via a link in the story.
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State Rep. Hardaway not on August ballot according to state list
The deadline to file qualifying petitions to get on the August state and federal primary ballot was noon Tuesday, March 10.
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Challenger emerges for Arlington alderman, while Lakeland sees new face vying for school board
With the deadline looming on Tuesday, March 10, who is running for August school board races and the Arlington municipal elections?
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