What the past 16 Memphis mayoral elections tell us about the next one
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland celebrates with supporters during an election night party at the Memphis Botanic Gardens on Oct. 3, 2019 after decisively winning a second term. (Daily Memphian file)
A review of the 16 Memphis mayoral elections under the mayor-council form of city government before and after the city runoff provision was abolished.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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