Pearson has challengers in Tennessee House special elections
State Rep. Justin Pearson attends a rally at the National Civil Rights Museum demanding his reinstatement by the Shelby County Commission April 12. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The deadline for candidates to file in the special election was noon Thursday, May 4. Justin J. Pearson and David Page are in the June Democratic primary.
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