The referendums could lead to large changes in the world of city politics.

Jesse Huseth won a rematch of the state House 97th District race on Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty has won a second six-year term, according to unofficial results.

The bluest county in the state came through for Democrats in the early and absentee vote count — the first votes of Election Day to come out of Shelby County.

The Shelby County Election Commission reported a tentative number of ballots cast since the polls opened at 7 a.m., but the final number is “going to be just a surprise.”

Here’s a little about the mechanics of vote counting.

Heavy rain, some wind expected to hit Memphis and Shelby County over the last two hours of voting on Election Day, National Weather Service says.

Voters rolled into the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Davis Community Center in the Messick-Buntyn neighborhood.

Some readers expressed optimism about recent development activity while others argued that positive announcements and development commitments do not always translate into lasting improvements. 

See the winners and results.

Approximately 5,000 voters had cast Election Day ballots in Shelby County during the first three hours of the polls being open Tuesday, Nov. 3.

It’s Election Day! Plus, the Memphis City Council chair faces a lawsuit, and the DA’s office releases Guard shooting videos.

It’s election day in America and, by tomorrow morning, we should have a new Tennessee governor — and it might mean the state’s first female governor in its 230-year history. 

The vote totals Tuesday, Nov. 3, will tell who won and who lost. They will also reveal some larger political trends and truths. Here are a few of them.

Among other races, Tennessee voters will choose who holds the three newly redrawn U.S. House districts that split Memphis and who will be the next governor.

Republican nominee for governor and U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn rallied Shelby County Republicans on Monday, Nov. 2, in East Memphis.

The suit says Jana Swearengen-Washington fired Hyman after she refused to use taxpayer money for the chairwoman’s personal requests.

The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has released several videos of the death of 20-year-old Tyrin Johnson, who was shot and killed by members of the National Guard on July 5. 

Community members gathered Sunday to remember six men killed during Task Force operations and honor people detained by immigration enforcement and families separated by ICE.

Residents say SpaceXAI is lowballing them on home offers, the brewery industry is struggling and the Grizzlies are 6-0.

When it comes to news happening this week, the big things are voters at the polls and athletes on the courts. 

In response to recommendations from a state-ordered forensic audit, Memphis-Shelby County Schools officials say they are changing some of the ways they monitor contracts and document procurement processes. 

Breakaway Running has ended its group runs and marathon-training program, but Memphis’ running community is booming as independent clubs grow and runners find new ways to connect.

Regional One Health’s push for funding for a proposed $1 billion hospital has sparked a debate among Daily Memphian readers about local priorities, government support and the responsibility of private healthcare systems.

Before Memphis heads to the polls tomorrow, a look back at the closest elections in city history — Herenton won by 142 votes, and Crump’s 1909 win was even closer. One historian thinks it may have been stolen.