Local Democrats set a May 31 date to pick a chair, Patricia Possel is the newest Shelby County election commissioner and Congressman Steve Cohen says revoking student visas is causing problems on Memphis college campuses.

Danny Klein gets the Republican nod in the Horn Lake mayor race after a runoff win Tuesday. Meanile, Lauren Leigh McLendon was elected Hernando alderman.

Hagerty’s decision to seek another six-year term in 2026 is the first move in a political puzzle that will determine what the 2026 ballot looks like in other races, including the race for Tennessee governor.

Current Aldermen Danny Klein and Dave Young have qualified to face off in the municipal Republican primary election on April 1. Planning Commissioner Jimmy Stokes is seeking the office as a Democrat.

In September, the DeSoto County NAACP filed a complaint in federal court claiming the county’s 2022 redistricting plan hinders the ability of Black voters to elect candidates of their choice.

Alderman-elect Nick Robbins will take his oath next week. In the runoff this past Tuesday, there were 2,593 ballots cast.

Nick Robbins won Collierville’s runoff Tuesday. He takes his oath of office next week.

Meanwhile, Democrats have a race for leader of the state party. And the Republican sponsor of the state’s ban on transgender care takes a victory lap starting in Germantown after a Supreme Court hearing on the matter.

Shifts in the absentee vote totals and provisional ballots that were due in some part to the uncertainty by voters that absentee ballots could reach the Shelby County Election Commission by mail in time.

Some of the vote totals changed in the set of local, state and federal races because of the addition of 250 provisional ballots counted after the Nov. 5 election night. The additional votes didn’t change the outcome in any of the races.

After years of problems with the posting of election returns on its website, the Shelby County Election Commission has switched to a new system that also features precinct-by-precinct results and maps.

The Shelby County Election Commission decided Thursday that a Collierville runoff will be held Dec. 10 to fill the office held by Alderman John Worley.

Mayor-elect Maureen Fraser is committed to a temporary halt on apartment construction. Chad Lindsay and Nick Robbins, facing each other in a Dec. 10 runoff, support her position.

Local Democrats are examining their tactics in a low-turnout presidential general election. Meanwhile, fewer local Republicans voted for President-elect Donald Trump than four years ago even as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn grew her countywide totals.

Voting isn’t over for Collierville residents. The town will head back to the polls in December to settle a runoff for one alderman position. Plus, two appointments must be made. 

The unofficial election results released Nov. 6 show the presidential general election drew a majority of voters in Shelby County, but not by much. President-elect Donald Trump won fewer local votes this year than in 2020.

The Memphis City Council’s passage of a gun-control ordinance is the next step now that voters have approved the ballot referendum.

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A day after earning another term in office, Don Lowry said Tuesday’s win will be his last race for the office. Meanwhile, Larry Dagen prepares to take over as the city’s mayor.

“I think that he’s made a name for himself in the Legislature in a way that voters are fairly excited about some of the issues, particularly about crime,” a political consultant said.

After the presidential general election, those on the prevailing side already moving on plans that were made as voters were casting ballots. Those on the losing side were weighing close margins between the ideologies.

On Tuesday, Memphis voters also approved giving the City Council the ability to set its own salaries. Previously, the council’s salaries were indexed to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners.

Those who cast ballots at the Southaven school didn’t face lines. But the Mississippi Secretary of State reported high traffic at polls across the state.

With his earlier win in North Carolina, Donald Trump narrowed Kamala Harris’ pathways to victory and expanded his routes to reaching the 270 electoral votes needed to become the next president.

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Larry Dagen has earned the victory in the Millington mayor’s race as incumbent alderman won reelection.

Tom Bailey took the open school board seat. Wanda Gibbs earned a second four-year term.