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The April 4 deadline to get on the August ballot saw action in races for five seats on the school board. In primaries for Shelby County state legislative seats, four incumbents won reelection at the deadline.
With all 47 precincts in the county reporting, unofficial results indicate the DeSoto voters agreed with the rest of the state in primary races for U.S. president and U.S. Senate.
The gun-reform movement in Tennessee has something it’s never had before: money.
This year promises to be a big election year not only on the national level, but also in the northeastern suburbs of Shelby County.
Phillip Spinosa held off Meggan Kiel to win an expensive race for the East Memphis council seat.
The biggest issue facing the city is crime, Steven Twombly said. He said the city would solve it “as a community.”
Election Day is tomorrow, when voters will select 13 City Council members and a new city mayor. Here’s everything you need to know about this Memphis municipal election.
The political ground the Memphis City Council races will take place on is still moving. Here’s an early look at where all 13 races stand.
The city council meets Wednesday, April 5, in special session to take the first of three votes on changes to its district lines for the October elections.
Bonner’s announcement follows several months of consideration on the heels of his easy second term win in the August county general election.
Adding national issues into local campaigns and pushing a national agenda that appeals to emotions and cultural hot-button issues of the day makes elections both inflammatory and divisive to the community.
Starting today, April 25, and through election day for the Shelby county primaries, May 3, we’ll be making all of our extensive election coverage free to readers.
Turnout soared Saturday with six early voting locations open and Agricenter and Glenview Community Center as the top locations by turnout. All 26 sites, including the 20 sites that opened Monday are open through April 28. Election day is May 3.
Bills are proposing making school board elections partisan. Some educators question the move.
‘One of the greatest assets of ballot-marking devices is that ambiguous or indeterminate marks frequently made by voters when marking ballots by hand are completely eliminated,’ says Brent Taylor.
After a career in the corporate world and time as a DeSoto County judge, Ken Adams resigns the post with an eye on the Olive Branch mayor’s office.
Collierville wants to eliminate runoff elections. The charter must be amended by the board with approval of the Tennessee Legislature.
Traditional campaigns are no longer the norm in 2020 as each candidate tries to find creative ways to get their message out to voters.
Shelby County elections administrator Linda Phillips says new voting machines are still a possibility for the August elections. Phillips also talks about the debate between hand-marked paper ballots and a paper audit trail using touchscreen machines that appear to be the two most likely options.
Voters turned out to polling locations around town on Super Tuesday, March 3, to cast their ballot in the Tennessee presidential primaries and the primaries for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk.
Early voting in the November runoff election for two City Council seats continues through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14.
Incumbent Sherman Greer and contender Rhonda Logan will face off in the District 1 runoff election scheduled for Nov. 14.
On Oct. 3, 2019, 28 years to the day of his stunning mayoral victory, Dr. Willie W. Herenton gathered again with supporters on election night in Memphis. He was again the underdog, but this time the outcome was humbling.
Incumbent City Councilman Berlin Boyd and Michalyn Easter-Thomas are preparing for a runoff to decide the city council's District 7 seat.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland easily won re-election Thursday over former Mayor Willie Herenton, County Commissioner Tami Sawyer and six other challengers.