Memphis mayor’s field grows to 19 at filing deadline
Voters exit the polling location at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church after castiing ballots Nov. 8, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Two council incumbents were effectively re-elected at the Thursday, July 20, deadline because they had no opposition. Two other council races drew fields of seven candidates.
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