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  • election 2022 Elections

    New voting system in limbo as May county primaries near

     A Chancery Court lawsuit preserved the stalemate between the Shelby County Election Commission and the Shelby County Commission over a way forward in the controversy. 

    By Bill Dries January 27, 2022
  • Elections

    Miska Clay Bibbs, Willie Brooks target new jobs

    Shelby County Schools board member Bibbs is seeking a County Commission seat. Meanwhile Commission Chairman Brooks is aiming for the Shelby County Register’s job. 

    By Bill Dries January 07, 2022
  • Elections

    Ken Moody opens county mayoral campaign

    Ken Moody opened his challenge of County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday in Overton Square with an attack of Harris’ leadership, similar to how Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland campaigned in his 2015 upset of incumbent AC Wharton Jr. 

    By Bill Dries January 06, 2022
  • Elections

    Moody to announce decision on county mayor’s race

    The assistant to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is expected to formally get into the race starting with the May Democratic primary. 

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2022
  • Elections

    Sugarmon to run again for Juvenile Court Judge

    Memphis City Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon will run against incumbent Juvenile Court Judge Dan Michael. Meanwhile, Marcus Mitchell is running for Juvenile Court Clerk County Commissioner Brandon Morrison is running in a new district.

    By Bill Dries January 05, 2022
  • Elections

    Fall 2022 elections will introduce new Bartlett leadership

    With longtime Mayor A. Keith McDonald stepping down this year, two alderman and a Bartlett police officer have announced they will seek the suburb’s top elected office.

    By Michael Waddell January 03, 2022
  • Elections

    Field of contenders grows for May county primaries

    So far, 43 contenders have pulled qualifying petitions to get on the May 3 county primary ballot. Three have also filed their petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Bill Dries January 01, 2022
  • election 2022 Elections

    Contenders pull petitions for county mayor, Probate Court clerk

    The latest contenders in the May county primaries to pull qualifying petitions include a Democratic challenger to County Mayor Lee Harris. 

    By Bill Dries December 24, 2021
  • election 2022 Elections

    Opening day to get on May primary ballot draws 28 potential candidates

    Those pulling petitions have until noon Feb. 17 to file their petitions with the Shelby County Election Commission and if certified go on the May 3, 2022, county primary ballot.

    By Bill Dries December 27, 2021
  • Elections

    School board member to run for Shelby County Commission

    Althea Greene opened her bid for the District 7 commission seat by saying Tennessee’s new open carry gun law is meant to increase violence and killings. Candidates can begin pulling and filing qualifying petitions in the May primaries, including the commission races, starting Monday.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2021
  • Elections

    Attorney Janika White joins Democratic primary for DA

    White makes the Democratic primary race a three-way contest with the winner in May expected to challenge Republican DA Amy Weirich in the August county general elections.

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2021
  • Update Elections

    Lee Harris formally launches re-election campaign

    Harris has had a campaign treasurer for his second term effort since 2019. But the Wednesday, Dec. 8 release of the video is the first sign of life in that re-election effort, which will come with challengers.

    By Bill Dries December 08, 2021
  • Elections

    Commissioners propose 21% pay raises for county mayor, sheriff

    If approved on three votes, the raises would apply to the next term of office that begins Sept. 1, 2022, after next year’s county primaries and general elections. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he doesn’t support it.

    By Bill Dries November 15, 2021
  • Elections

    Kelsey pleads not guilty to campaign finance violations

    State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) surrendered his passport and pleaded not guilty to five counts of campaign violations and fraud in federal District Court in Nashville.

    By Ian Round November 01, 2021
  • Elections

    Partisan school board elections approved among COVID-19 bills

    Legislators voted to allow, but not require, partisan school board elections. The legislature also reviewed a number of bills related COVID-19 measures.

    Related story:

    Legislators approve bill limiting Health Department autonomy

    By Abigail Warren October 30, 2021
  • Elections

    County Commission moves toward Nov. 1 redistricting deadline

    The commission meets in special session Wednesday, Oct. 27, to advance a redistricting ordinance through the second of three votes.

    By Bill Dries October 27, 2021
  • Elections

    Billingsley will not seek county mayor’s office next year

    County Commissioner Mark Billingsley has decided not to run for county mayor next year — another piece in a political puzzle still taking shape less than a year from May county primary elections.

    By Abigail Warren, Bill Dries October 22, 2021
  • Elections

    An early look at Memphis City Council redistricting

    The new district lines will reflect a drop of 16,000 Memphians by the U.S. Census count and populations gains in three of the seven single-member City Council districts as well as drops in the head count in the other four districts. 

    By Bill Dries October 21, 2021
  • Elections

    Redistricting hits snag as City Council debate continues

    The council tabled a move to put an ad hoc working group in place, similar to what the Shelby County Commission already has up and running. The delay came after a discussion about motives, snakes, the city’s method of redistricting and protecting incumbents.

    By Bill Dries October 19, 2021
  • Elections

    Tami Sawyer arrested during D.C. rally

    Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer was among 25 activists arrested Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, during a No More Excuses rally in front of the White House.

    By Julia Baker October 19, 2021
  • Elections

    Morgan opens county mayoral bid with criticism of pandemic response

    The second-term Memphis City Council member declared his candidacy Monday, Oct. 11. In his interview with The Daily Memphian, Morgan talked about what to expect from his campaign.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2021
  • Elections

    Complex judicial races and issues bloom ahead of 2022 elections

    A veteran Public Defender is seeking to become the first Indian-American to serve as a judge in Shelby County. But Sanjeev Memula is considering which of the nine criminal divisions of General Sessions Court he will seek.

    By Bill Dries October 11, 2021
  • Elections

    DA challenger: Cummings, Collierville shootings show need for change

    Former federal prosecutor Linda Harris said Memphians are becoming “desensitized” to violence and that current remedies aren’t working. Harris is one of several candidates who plan to challenge incumbents in the criminal justice system by calling for change.

    By Bill Dries October 02, 2021
  • Elections

    Salinas sets goals for local Democrats in 2022 elections

    Shelby County Democratic Party Chairwoman Gabby Salinas says a new political action committee approved for the local party is a start toward a better-organized Democratic effort in the state’s bluest county.

    By Bill Dries September 27, 2021
  • Elections

    Bonner kicks off re-election bid for sheriff as others open 2022 campaigns

    Sheriff Floyd Bonner says the COVID-19 pandemic has made his job more difficult but touted low crime rates in unincorporated Shelby County. 

    By Bill Dries September 24, 2021

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