Premium

Early-voting turnout highest since 2007 Memphis elections but not by much

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 29, 2019 8:42 PM CT | Published: September 28, 2019 6:27 PM CT
<strong>Olamide Tom, 8, reacts as Emmanuel Tom lets her push the button to register his vote on the last day of early voting at Abundant Grace Fellowship Church on Saturday, Sept. 28. Election day is Thursday, Oct. 3.</strong> (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

Olamide Tom, 8, reacts as Emmanuel Tom lets her push the button to register his vote on the last day of early voting at Abundant Grace Fellowship Church on Saturday, Sept. 28. Election day is Thursday, Oct. 3. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)

The 6,258 early voters Saturday followed a Friday surge of 7,196 that pushed the total turnout for the 14-day period to 361 more than in city elections four years ago. 

Topics

2019 Memphis Elections early voting

Thank you for supporting local journalism.

Subscribers to The Daily Memphian help fund our not-for-profit newsroom of nearly 40 local journalists plus more than 20 freelancers, all of whom work around the clock to cover the issues impacting our community. Subscriptions - and donations - also help fund our community access programs which provide free access to K-12 schools, community organizations, and more. Thank you for making our work possible.

Bill Dries on demand

Never miss an article. Sign up to receive Bill Dries' stories as they’re published.

Enter your e-mail address

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Bill Dries

Bill Dries

Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.


Comments

Want to comment on our stories or respond to others? Join the conversation by subscribing now. Only paid subscribers can add their thoughts or upvote/downvote comments. Our commenting policy can be viewed here