There are 27 article(s) tagged Election:

• December 2025

  • Trump rallies Tennessee GOP by speakerphone on eve of US House special election

    “The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching your district,” the president said.

    By The Associated Press December 01, 2025

• July 2022

  • Early voting ends with clouds, lines and questions

    Numbers for Saturday’s final day of early voting aren’t out yet. But turnout is expected to top 80,000 for the two-week period. The final day also saw nonpartisan poll parties in two parts of town to boost overall turnout. Election Day is Aug. 4.

    By Bill Dries July 30, 2022

  • Conaway: Whistling isn’t evil. Whistling something evil is evil.

    “The terms Republican and Democrat have become dog whistles to gather on the far right and far left. The colors red and blue, and the words conservative and liberal have been co-opted into whistles.”

    By Dan Conaway July 22, 2022

• January 2021

  • Democrats win Senate seat in Georgia, near majority

    Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday. The focus now shifts to the second race between Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff, which will determine which party has the majority in the Senate.

    By The Associated Press January 06, 2021

• October 2020

  • Calkins: How the Memphis Grizzlies helped a 93-year-old woman vote for president

    Jaren Jackson Jr. was voting for president for the first time. 93-year-old Beverly Nash was not. But they crossed paths Wednesday at the Agricenter voting station. And it was beautiful. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 22, 2020

• February 2020

  • Woman in Super Bowl ad for Trump seeks probation dismissal

    Alice Marie Johnson, whose drug conviction was commuted by Trump, still seeks to get her probation dismissed. 

    By Yolanda Jones February 03, 2020

• October 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Memphis elections review

    Karanja Ajanaku, editor of The New Tri-State Defender, and Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, discuss the results of the 2019 Memphis city elections with host Eric Barnes.

    By Natalie Van Gundy October 04, 2019

  • The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast: The Memphis elections

    Here's a review of the Memphis election results and a few new steps beyond the election. Also, Shelby County Election Commissioner Bennie Smith talks about what voters were saying with the turnout and the Strickland re-election effort, as well as lots of talk about new voting machines.

    By Natalie Van Gundy October 04, 2019

  • 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. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 03, 2019

  • Nelson: April may be the cruelest month, but October is the most annoying

    In a country where Election Day almost always falls on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, what possible sense does it make to have our local election on a Thursday in October?

    By Michael Nelson October 01, 2019

• September 2019

  • Restoring ranks of Memphis Police Department is part of election campaigning

    Hiring more officers for the Memphis Police Department has been part of campaigns, including Mayor Jim Strickland's re-election bid. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 30, 2019

  • Barzizza reviewed mayoral ballots before election case was dismissed

    John Barzizza reviewed election materials before a chancellor dismissed the contested Germantown mayoral election lawsuit late last week.

    By Abigail Warren September 25, 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Council candidate Cat Allen and the ‘Pledge for Progress’

    Hear more about the pact five city council candidates have signed off on as early voting starts in Memphis. And take a look at our new elections section.

    By Natalie Van Gundy September 14, 2019

• August 2019

  • Race relations remain ‘the great unsettled issue’ in Memphis and the nation

    Like the character of Atticus Finch in Harper Lee's novels, people are a mix of goodness and baseness. A lack of self-awareness can result in "blithe disregard for genuine grievances."

    By Warner Davis August 28, 2019

  • Behind the Headlines Podcast: Candidate for mayor, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer

    County Commissioner Tami Sawyer, a candidate for mayor, talks with Bill Dries, reporter for The Daily Memphian, and host Eric Barnes about her stance on many of the issues in the 2019 Memphis Mayoral election.

    By Natalie Van Gundy August 16, 2019

• March 2019

  • Local Democrats to elect new party chair

    After a party reorganization in 2017 and a Democratic sweep of countywide offices in the 2018 elections, Shelby County Democratic Party chairman Corey Strong says it is time for another leader of the local party.

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2019

• January 2019

  • District 32 candidates square off in Bartlett forum

    Four Republican candidates vying for the vacated Tennessee State Senate District 32 seat participated in a forum Monday evening at the Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, giving views on topics including infrastructure, education, health care and the opioid epidemic.

    By Michael Waddell January 15, 2019

• December 2018

  • Shelby County Election files answer in Germantown mayoral race complaint

    Shelby County Election Commission filed a motion to dismiss a complaint filed by John Barzizza, Germantown mayoral candidate, saying his claims for a recount are without merit.

    By Abigail Warren December 18, 2018

  • Nelson: The Mid-South is getting redder; the rest of the South is not

    Now that November is behind us, where does the Mid-South stand politically?

    By Michael Nelson December 13, 2018

• November 2018

  • Recount not automatic in Germantown mayoral race, no matter how close

    No matter how close the race between incumbent Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo and challenger John Barzizza, there is nothing in state law that requires an automatic recount.

    By Michael Waddell November 12, 2018

  • Nelson: Election night overload? Here are some things you may have missed

    So much to talk about after the Mid-South midterm elections. Let me focus on some non-obvious things that happened in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Memphis last night – in that order.

    By Michael Nelson November 09, 2018

  • Provisional ballots don’t appear to be enough for Barzizza to overcome Palazzolo

    Based on the Shelby County Election Commission's number of provisional ballots from Germantown precincts, it appears unlikely challenger John Barzizza can overcome the 127-vote lead of incumbent mayor Mike Palazzolo.

    By Michael Waddell November 09, 2018

  • Conaway: There’ll be another train

    I’m taking a breath. The election is over, and however you may feel about the outcome, the sun has managed to come up the last three days regardless. My back hurt before, during, and after the voting, and nobody running helped me get my socks on in the morning. The person who does that got my vote a long time ago, although she may be looking for another candidate.

    By Dan Conaway November 09, 2018

  • Kelsey fends off strong challenge from Democrat Salinas in state Senate race

    Incumbent Republican state Sen. Brian Kelsey appears to have held off Democrat Gabby Salinas in one of the most competitive races District 31 has seen in recent memory.

    By Omer Yusuf November 07, 2018

• October 2018

  • Mulroy: There is bipartisan agreement on voting against all three referenda in the upcoming election

    Have you noticed a recent public outcry to give politicians more time in office? Or to make people have to vote more frequently, or spend more on elections? How about an outcry against majority rule?

    By Steve Mulroy October 30, 2018