There are 11 article(s) tagged Memphis Mayor:

• November 2024

  • How runoffs would change Memphis politics

    On Tuesday, Memphis voters also approved giving the City Council the ability to set its own salaries. Previously, the council’s salaries were indexed to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

    By Samuel Hardiman November 06, 2024

• June 2024

  • Opinion: Hold MATA accountable for inadequate bus service

    Opinion: MATA must be mandated to balance its budget without balancing it on the backs of the bus riders. Otherwise, MATA will continue to be an embarrassment to our city.

    By Johnnie Mosley June 18, 2024

• December 2023

  • Memphis voters to decide five ballot questions in 2024

    Here’s a look at the five referendums Memphis voters will decide in 2024 that, if approved, would change future elections. 

    By Bill Dries December 28, 2023

  • Letter to the Editor: Council members should be ashamed over pay and benefits votes

    “I can’t believe that this is even a council responsibility. Voting benefits for yourself? Shouldn’t that be up to your employer — the citizens of Memphis?”

    By Letters to the Editor December 21, 2023

• October 2023

  • Memphis election 2023: Full results for mayor, city council races

    Results are in for all races in the Memphis municipal election Oct. 5, 2023, including vote totals for Memphis mayor, Memphis City Council districts 1-7 and all three positions of Memphis City Council super districts 8 and 9.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 06, 2023

  • Young maintaining lead as precinct totals trickle in

    As of 8:35 p.m., 10 of 98 precincts were reporting along with the early and absentee vote. Combined, Young had 28% to Floyd Bonner Jr.’s 23%. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 05, 2023

  • Ballot basics: Election Day Oct. 5, 2023

    If you are going to vote on the city’s Thursday, Oct. 5, election day, here are the basics — what to expect and how to prepare to cast your ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 04, 2023

• June 2023

  • New poll shows Herenton leading ‘wide open’ Memphis mayoral race

    A new Memphis mayoral poll showed former Mayor Willie Herenton leading the crowded field but with almost half of the voters undecided four months ahead of Election Day.

    By Samuel Hardiman June 01, 2023

• October 2022

  • Three Memphis mayoral contenders clash at early campaign forum

    At a Shelby County Young Democrats forum, Joe Brown, Van Turner and Paul Young talked about name recognition, experience, crime, Black business ownership and, in one case, how women have no place in the mayor’s race. 

    By Bill Dries October 28, 2022

  • Floyd Bonner Jr. to announce run for Memphis mayor

    Bonner’s announcement follows several months of consideration on the heels of his easy second term win in the August county general election.

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2022

• June 2022

  • Opinion: Extending term limits is about a desire to stay in power

    Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.

    By Bryce W. Ashby June 09, 2022