There are 15 article(s) tagged Mayor's Race:

• July 2020

  • Election commission bills Germantown $19,000 for Barzizza lawsuit

    Germantown has been charged for legal counsel expenses the Shelby County Election Commission incurred after John Barzizza contested mayoral election results.

    By Abigail Warren July 16, 2020

• October 2019

  • The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast: Political consultant Steven Reid

    Mayor Jim Strickland’s campaign consultant talks about what happened behind the scenes of the race for Memphis mayor, a critical change in the polling and the fallacy of a split black vote in the election results.

    By Natalie Van Gundy October 17, 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

• September 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

• August 2019

  • CNN commentator Angela Rye joins Tami Sawyer on campaign trail

    CNN political commentator Angela Rye made a return trip to Memphis Aug. 8, stumping at a fundraising luncheon for Memphis mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer.

    By Omer Yusuf August 09, 2019

• July 2019

  • Mayoral candidate Tami Sawyer unveils criminal justice platform

    Mayoral contender Tami Sawyer and incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland differ greatly on how they believe the Memphis Police Department should be set up to fight the city's violent crime issues. 

    By Omer Yusuf July 13, 2019

  • Sawyer unveils social justice platform in mayoral bid

    Memphis mayoral contender and Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer is calling for a neighborhood council to brings concerns of communities to City Hall as well as an immigrant support services office for city government and an action plan to combat infant mortality.

    By Bill Dries July 10, 2019

• May 2019

  • Opening day of filing period brings out 34 city office-seekers

    Monday was the first day for contenders on the October ballot to pull qualifying petitions, and 34 hopefuls began gathering signatures on opening day. They have until July 18 to get on the ballot, led by what promises to be a spirited race for Memphis mayor.

    By Bill Dries May 20, 2019

  • Wilson, Moses push mayoral campaigns at May Day rally

    Two contenders for Memphis mayor called for change in the city's leadership during a lunch hour rally outside City Hall that featured competition from a rain storm and an active shooter scare.

    By Bill Dries May 01, 2019

• April 2019

  • Fundraisers and neo-Confederate threats mark five months to Memphis election day

    Mayor Jim Strickland says city's challenges are the reason for his re-election bid. Challenger Tami Sawyer said white supremacist threats won't stop her campaign and the race for City Court Clerk grows.

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2019

• March 2019

  • Barzizza allowed to review ballots from Germantown mayoral election

    Unsuccessful Germantown mayoral candidate John Barzizza will be allowed to review provisional and absentee ballots under a consent agreement between Barzizza and the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Abigail Warren March 20, 2019

  • Strickland touts progress during speech to Rotary

    Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spoke to Memphis Rotary Tuesday about his first term in office, emphasizing lowering the violent crime rate, increasing activities for youths and making economic development announcements. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 19, 2019

  • Memphis mayor’s race begins to solidify ahead of spring and summer campaigns

    The race for Memphis Mayor has three front-line contenders on the way to the spring and summer heart of the 2019 campaign. And the trio of Sawyer, Herenton and Strickland shows some differences that reflect divergent views of the city's future beyond who wins and who loses.

    By Bill Dries March 11, 2019

  • Sawyer’s vision of ‘new’ Memphis is equity and people-centered

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer appeared on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast to discuss her announcement seeking the Memphis mayor's office in October. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 08, 2019

• November 2018

  • Palazzolo declared winner in G’town with certification of Nov. 6 results

    Incumbent Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo will serve another term after the Shelby County Election Commission certified him the winner of the Nov. 6 mayoral race by a 120-vote margin over challenger John Barzizza.

    By Michael Waddell November 27, 2018