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After years of problems with the posting of election returns on its website, the Shelby County Election Commission has switched to a new system that also features precinct-by-precinct results and maps.
The unofficial election results released Nov. 6 show the presidential general election drew a majority of voters in Shelby County, but not by much. President-elect Donald Trump won fewer local votes this year than in 2020.
The Memphis City Council’s passage of a gun-control ordinance is the next step now that voters have approved the ballot referendum.Related content:
“I think that he’s made a name for himself in the Legislature in a way that voters are fairly excited about some of the issues, particularly about crime,” a political consultant said.
Some voters at a polling location at Second Baptist Church preferred Donald Trump, in contrast with another East Memphis church 2 miles away where voters said they favored Kamala Harris.
On the eve of the presidential election, one voter in Whitehaven returned to watching the televised debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to help her decide who to vote for.
The state’s two Republican U.S. senators, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, both won their first elections behind endorsements from Trump.
The Associated Press reports Marsha Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly expelled from the Statehouse for her participation in a gun control protest from the House floor.
According to early election returns, each of the three options passed with roughly the same number of for and against votes.
Memphians remade how future mayors are elected Tuesday night, where they must live and how salaries are set for key members of city government.
Election results for DeSoto County, Mississippi including the U.S. Senate Race; Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District; Mississippi Supreme Court; DeSoto County Election Commission, and DeSoto County School Board.Related content:
The Tennessee Republican supermajority did not crack in Memphis on Tuesday with Rep. John Gillespie beating Democratic challenger Jesse Huseth and retaining the state House of Representatives District 97 seat.
Kevin Quinn won a second term as Bartlett alderman, defeating two challengers. School board races in the suburb were decided without opposition.
With his earlier win in North Carolina, Donald Trump narrowed Kamala Harris’ pathways to victory and expanded his routes to reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next president.Related content:
Donald Trump’s victory marks an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago.
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