What’s next in the Republican race for Shelby County mayor?
With Mike Palazzolo opting not to run for Shelby County mayor, there are five announced Democratic contenders for the position and none in the August Republican primary to date. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo won’t be running for Shelby County mayor next year, although he did take a long look at the 2026 Republican primary, which, for now, has no announced candidates.
Throughout several months, he took into consideration citizens urging him to make the race that already has five announced contenders for the Democratic nomination. Beyond that, he met with long-time advisors and donors in assessing his ability to fundraise for what would be a “daunting” countywide race, by his own description.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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