Democrat Steve Cohen and Republican David Kustoff were heavily favored to win reelection and did. But which party will be the majority in the U.S. House is still in doubt.

In Shelby County returns, the closest contest among the four was Amendment 1, which made the state’s “right to work” law part of the Constitution.

Incumbent candidates for every state legislative seat in Shelby County won reelection, and no open seats flipped from one political party to the other. Former Rep. Barbara Cooper won despite her death last month.

A third of the county’s voters showed up to vote in the last election of 2022 — and most of them voted early or absentee. The early vote totals told the story of what the rest of the night would be like. 

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declared an early victory Tuesday, Nov. 8, long before most votes were counted.

Roman, who previously served as Lakeland vice mayor, was elected to the city’s top position Tuesday, Nov. 8, as six candidates are unopposed in the election

Mike Palazzolo and Mary Anne Gibson win without opposition. There will be no change to Germantown’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

Voters across the region showed off their “I Voted” stickers, criticized the election process, and weighed in on Gov. Bill Lee online.

The 114th annual Holy Convocation of the Church of God in Christ kicked off at Mason Temple Tuesday, Nov. 8. COGIC Bishop Jerry W. Macklin said of Memphis: “It feels good to be home.”

The discussion was hosted by Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney who has represented the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin and Ahmaud Arbery, one day before the midterm elections.

Shelby County turnout up to noon Tuesday was quiet but steady, according to election officials. There were some poll book problems at the outset. Campaign literature on both sides of the partisan divide turned up at sign in tables at at least two polling places in the county Tuesday morning.

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Work halts at the Grand Hyatt, Brass Notes are back on Beale and Steve Mulroy wants Arkansans to vote for recreational pot. 

The ballot features a statewide race for governor and questions about voter interest as well as the county’s balance between Republicans and Democrats.

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Andy Surber is the new head of school at Grace St. Luke’s Episcopal School, and the job is a homecoming of sorts for the school administrator.

Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy and other Mid-South leaders are urging Arkansas residents to vote yes on Issue 4, otherwise known as the Arkansas Recreational Marijuana Initiative in Nov. 8 midterm elections.

Internal city documents show that the Strickland administration and leaders at the state level were increasingly uneasy about the debt the city was taking on for the One Beale project — despite the economic benefits. 

Here is everything you need to know about the voting process for Tuesday’s Election Day in Shelby County.

More than 120,000 Shelby County voters cast early or absentee ballots during the 14-day early voting period that ended Nov. 3. Here’s what it might mean for total turnout including who shows up at the polls on election day.

A private prison company gives big bucks to politicians, a suspect in Young Dolph’s murder asks for a transfer and Tigers basketball season starts tonight.

A seat on the Memphis City Council and one of three divisions of Memphis City Court are the special election races on the November ballot. The council race will also determine if there is a runoff in December.

One in five Black Tennesseans do not have the right to vote due to a prior felony conviction, according to a 2020 study.

Erick Anderson walked into the Burch Porter & Johnson law firm 40 years ago this month as a Manpower temp in charge of running the crank-shaft elevator.

“When Dr. Autura died, whoever knew her and had a covenant relationship with her, something died in them. We want to show what can be born out of trauma. That death and trauma aren’t the end of the story.”