One Shelby County candidate has more cash than all his opponents combined
Four candidates on the May Shelby County primary ballot have six-digit, cash-on-hand totals, according to newly filed campaign finance forms.: Mickell Lowery (top left); Heidi Kuhn (top right); JB Smiley Jr.. (bottom left) and Anthony Buckner. (The Daily Memphian files)
Newly filed campaign finance forms show two Shelby County Democratic mayoral candidates with far more financial resources than the rest of the crowded primary.
And one sheriff’s candidate is lapping the field in fundraising.
The forms filed earlier this month reveal candidates’ financial strength 90 days before early voting for the May 5 primary. Early voting begins April 15.
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JB Smiley Jr. Mickell Lowery Heidi Kuhn Anthony Buckner 2026 electionsSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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