There are 14 article(s) tagged runoffs:

• November 2023

  • Early voting in the Memphis City Council runoffs ends Saturday

    Early voting in the three runoffs for Memphis City Council Districts 2, 3 and 7 is open through 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Election day is Nov. 16.

    By Bill Dries November 10, 2023

• October 2023

  • Early voting opens for city council runoffs

    Early voting in three city council districts runs Oct. 27-Nov. 11. Runoff Election Day is Nov. 16.

    Related story:

    Ballot Basics: Early voting is Oct. 27-Nov. 11

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2023

• February 2021

  • Collierville delays vote on charter amendment, eyes changing public comment

    Collierville will wait to review amending the charter and eliminating the runoff provision. The item was scheduled to be discussed Monday.

    By Abigail Warren February 05, 2021

• December 2020

  • Election Commission certifies Collierville runoff

    John Worley and Missy Marshall were certified as the winners of the Collierville runoff elections. 

    By Abigail Warren December 15, 2020

  • Collierville runoff: 3,883 ballots cast early before Dec. 8 election

    About 10% of registered voters in Collierville cast ballots early for Tuesday’s runoff election. However, voting turnout for a runoff tends to be significantly lower than that of a general election.

    By Abigail Warren December 08, 2020

• November 2020

  • Early voting for Collierville runoff elections begins Wednesday

    Collierville voters can cast their ballot in the town’s runoff as early as Wednesday. Alderman John Worley is facing challenger Harold Booker for Position 3. Missy Marshall and William Boone are facing off for Position 4.

    By Abigail Warren November 18, 2020

  • Financial disclosures shed light on campaign efforts in Collierville

    Raising money isn’t always the key to victory in a campaign, but it helps shed light on the different approaches candidates are taking as they try to attain office in Collierville.

    By Abigail Warren November 11, 2020

  • Collierville voters to decide 2 races in Dec. 8 runoffs

    A runoff on Dec. 8 will determine who wins two alderman positions in Collierville. Collierville has not had a runoff since 2003.

    By Abigail Warren November 05, 2020

• November 2019

  • Rhonda Logan kept ‘faith’ in pursuit of City Council seat

    Rhonda Logan's journey to the District 1 seat included a 100-vote marathon City Council meeting when she repeatedly fell one vote short of getting the appointment in late 2018. 

    By Omer Yusuf November 21, 2019

  • Runoff election day in two City Council districts

    The races in District 1 and District 7 close out the 2019 election year in Memphis politics with hard fought contests reflecting political combat before the election season started. 

    By Bill Dries November 13, 2019

• October 2019

  • Election Commission to draft policy on early voting hours for future elections

    The Election Commission considered changing the hours for early voting to open all six sites in the city council runoff races ahead of Friday. But the commission decided instead to set a policy on the issue in future elections. 

    By Bill Dries October 30, 2019

  • Democratic county commissioners complain about early voting sites, hours

    A letter from eight commissioners is the latest entry in a long-running debate about voting locations. Through Monday, Oct. 28, 84 early votes had been cast in the two council district contests. Early voting continues through Nov. 9 and election day in Districts 1 and 7 is Nov. 14.

    By Bill Dries October 29, 2019

  • Runoff elections will determine balance on City Council

    The District 1 and District 7 council runoff elections are each a matchup between an incumbent and a challenger. The two runoffs end the city's election year and set the mix of new and returning council members on the 13-member body.

    By Bill Dries October 25, 2019

• October 2018

  • Ballot Basics: Memphis’ three city charter referendums

    Here are the three city charter amendment referendums on the Nov. 6 ballot in Memphis in the order that they appear on the ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2018