Voters in Memphis are heading to the polls to elect a new mayor and vote on a full slate of city council seats. Polls close at 7 p.m. (CDT). We will have the election results below once they do. Mayor Incumbent Mayor Jim Strickland has hit his term limit after two terms and a failed ballot initiative to extend term limits. 17 candidates are running for the open office. … [Read more...] about Election Results: Memphis Municipal Elections
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Election Results: Nashville Runoffs and More
Nashville ran their general election back on August 3rd with the mayor, vice mayor, and all 40 city council seats up on the ballot. Of those, five of the races, including mayor, went to a runoff after no candidate achieved a 50%+1 majority of the vote. The mayor's race featured twelve candidates competing for the office left open after Mayor John Cooper opted not to seek a … [Read more...] about Election Results: Nashville Runoffs and More
Election Results: Nashville Mayor and Tennessee State House Special Elections
Voters in Nashville are heading to the polls today to vote in a wide-open mayoral race. In January, Incumbent Mayor John Cooper announced that he would not seek re-election for a second term. The announcement opened the gate for a number of serious candidates to throw their hat into the ring to succeed him. Twelve candidates in total will appear on today's ballot. Though it is … [Read more...] about Election Results: Nashville Mayor and Tennessee State House Special Elections
Election Results: Tennessee State House District 3 Special Primary
We're tracking a Thursday election again this week as voters in Tennessee's 3rd State House District head to the polls to choose their party's nominee for a special election following the resignation of Republican State Rep. Scotty Campbell. The resignation followed a House Ethics Subcommittee investigation which found that Rep. Campbell had violated workplace discrimination … [Read more...] about Election Results: Tennessee State House District 3 Special Primary
Election Results: Tennessee State House Special Elections
We have a Thursday election here in the middle of June, as voters in two Tennessee districts head to the polls to choose their party's nominee for special elections caused by a pair of expulsions from the statehouse. Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were expelled from the Tennessee House of Representatives after participating in a protest advocating for gun … [Read more...] about Election Results: Tennessee State House Special Elections