Runoff elections will determine balance on City Council
Ford Canale, waving to voters Oct. 3, was appointed to the City Council in 2018 and later that year won a special election for the rest of the term. He ran for and won his first full term on Oct. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
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.
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