There are 19 article(s) tagged State House District 86 special election:

• August 2023

  • Justin J. Pearson easily keeps state House District 86 seat

    Pearson easily beat independent candidate Jeff Johnston in the second special general election this year for the seat covering the western edge of Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2023

  • Voters in House District 86 go to polls one more time

    Voters on the western edge of Shelby County go to the polls Thursday, Aug. 3, to elect their state representative for the fourth time this year.

    By Bill Dries August 02, 2023

• July 2023

  • Early voting opens in special election for state House District 86

    Democratic state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, who was expelled from the General Assembly but re-appointed by the County Commission, faces independent candidate Jeff Johnston for the House seat. 

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 14, 2023

• June 2023

  • Pearson easily wins state House District 86 Democratic primary

    In the low-turnout contest, Justin J. Pearson got better than 94% of the vote across 19 precincts, compared to 5% for challenger David Page.

    By Bill Dries June 15, 2023

  • Political Roundup: Early voting, Chism picnic and ‘Dad’s dream’

    Former Shelby County Commissioner Sidney Chism’s annual summer political picnic returned June 10. It was also the last day of early voting for the special primary elections in state House District 86. And Martin Luther King III came through Memphis last week in a summer bus tour across the country.

    By Bill Dries June 12, 2023

• May 2023

  • Pearson has challengers in Tennessee House special elections

    The deadline for candidates to file in the special election was noon Thursday, May 4. Justin J. Pearson and David Page are in the June Democratic primary.

    By Bill Dries May 05, 2023

• March 2023

  • State House District 86 special election outcome already decided

    The special election to fill the vacancy for the state House seat held by the late Barbara Cooper was decided with the January primary. Democrat Justin J. Pearson is running unopposed on the Tuesday, March 14, ballot. He’s already serving in Nashville by appointment.

    By Bill Dries March 13, 2023

• January 2023

  • Pearson heading to Nashville after appointment to state House seat

    Environmental activist Justin J. Pearson followed up his Tuesday victory in the District 86 Democratic primary with a 9-0 county commission vote Wednesday, appointing him to the open seat in the Shelby County delegation.

    By Bill Dries January 25, 2023

  • Winner of District 86 primary to get jump on appointment

    The County Commission will vote Wednesday on a move to make the primary winner of the District 86 special election the appointee until the uncontested March election results are certified.

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2023

  • Ballot Basics: Election Day is Jan. 24 in state House District 86

    With an empty Republican primary on Tuesday’s ballot and no independent candidates, the winner of the 10-candidate Democratic primary will be the de facto winner of the seat after the token March special general election.

    By Bill Dries January 23, 2023

  • Low turnout in special elections draws questions, complaints from County Commission

    The State House District 86 primaries have drawn 275 early voters through the weekend, out of the 45,000 in the district, which has raised questions. 

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2023

  • County Commission returns to issue of landlord registry

    The commission’s earlier resolution urging the Tennessee Legislature to approve a rental registry for Shelby County was voted down last month after four commissioners recused themselves.

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2023

  • Political Roundup: Narrowing the race for mayor and a Bolton-Pearson clash

    The co-founder of the People’s Convention said on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast a 2023 edition of the gathering could serve to whittle down the field in this year’s race for Memphis mayor. Meanwhile state House District 86 contenders clashed Tuesday, Jan. 3, at a community forum.

    By Bill Dries January 04, 2023

• December 2022

  • County Commission Scorecard: Germantown schools deal, Klondike TIF and state House vacancy

    The Shelby County Commission Scorecard calls the roll and explains the importance of the last major votes of 2022, including the county’s part in the deal that moved control of three Germantown schools from one system to another.

    By Bill Dries December 30, 2022

  • Candidates set for state House District 86 primary

    The 11 who made the noon Thursday, Dec. 15, filing deadline are all in the Jan. 24 Democratic primary in the predominantly Democratic district. No one filed in the companion Republican primary.

    By Bill Dries December 23, 2022

  • County Commission will wait until January to appoint District 86 representative

    The Shelby County Commission will appoint the winner of the Democratic primary election Jan. 24. Since there are no Republican or independent challengers in the special March election, the appointee will effectively be the Tennessee House District 86 representative.

    By Bill Dries December 19, 2022

  • County Commission to consider filling Barbara Cooper’s state House seat

    The Shelby County Commission meets Wednesday, Dec. 14, to talk about making an appointment to the State House District 86 seat ahead of the special elections.

    By Bill Dries December 13, 2022

  • Julian Bolton first to file in crowded Democratic field for state House District 86

    The former Shelby County commissioner filed Monday, Dec. 5, in the January Democratic primary special election. There are six other Democrats with qualifying petitions out ahead of the Dec. 15 filing deadline.

    By Bill Dries December 07, 2022

• November 2022

  • Date set for special election to fill Barbara Cooper’s seat

    The 2023 election year will begin in Memphis with a set of January primaries for the late Barbara Cooper’s state House seat.

    By Bill Dries November 28, 2022