Political Roundup: What happened in the 2024 elections?
Shelby County residents vote as others get their ballots at Whitehaven Community Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. (Benjamin Naylor/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Local Democrats are questioning their tactics in the wake of a disastrous election nationally and statewide for their party.
Meanwhile, fewer local Republicans voted for President-elect Donald Trump than four years ago even as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn grew her countywide totals.
The mix of Shelby County and statewide returns from the Nov. 5 election are a bipartisan cause for concern.
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