There are 68 article(s) tagged elections:

• March 2019

  • Politics Podcast: City Council chairman Kemp Conrad

    Memphis City Council chairman Kemp Conrad talks about who MLGW buys electric power from and the city election season on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast.

    By Natalie Van Gundy March 28, 2019

  • Barzizza allowed to review ballots from Germantown mayoral election

    Unsuccessful Germantown mayoral candidate John Barzizza will be allowed to review provisional and absentee ballots under a consent agreement between Barzizza and the Shelby County Election Commission.

    By Abigail Warren March 20, 2019

  • State Senate District 32 voters go to polls Tuesday

    Voters in eastern Shelby County and Tipton County go to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take the state Senate District 32 seat formerly held by Mark Norris.

    By Bill Dries March 11, 2019

• January 2019

  • Politics Podcast: Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on juvenile justice reform

    Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris discusses juvenile justice reform with county beat reporter Omer Yusuf, and city government reporter Bill Dries gives a primer on the first election day of 2019.

    By Natalie Van Gundy January 24, 2019

  • Ballot Basics: The special election for state Senate District 32

    The first election of 2019 is for an open state Senate seat in the suburbs and early voting begins Friday.

    By Bill Dries January 04, 2019

• November 2018

  • Cunningham looks to future as Lakeland voters pick new leader

    Lakeland Mayor-elect Mike Cunningham wants to find ways for the northeast suburb to heal after a contentious campaign that led to his victory Tuesday over incumbent Wyatt Bunker.

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

  • Lakeland: Challenger Cunningham ousts Bunker for Lakeland’s top seat

    Challenger Mike Cunningham unseated incumbent Lakeland Mayor Wyatt Bunker on Tuesday in a victory that further strengthened an opposition group against the current administration. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim November 11, 2018

  • Numbers, trends from Election Day Nov. 6

    The day after the last election of 2018 in Shelby County was down time for politicos in the thick of statewide and district campaigns that in some cases began two years ago. And contemplation about why some efforts fell short and others didn’t. And some efforts that were still in limbo.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2018

  • Bartlett: McDonald, Elliott win re-election in only contested races on Bartlett ballot

    Bartlett incumbent Mayor Keith McDonald and Position 2 Alderwoman Emily Elliott were returned to office Tuesday with easy victories in the suburb’s municipal election.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 08, 2018

  • Germantown: Palazzolo declares win, Barzizza won’t concede

    The Election Commission may have posted the final unofficial numbers, but Germantown mayoral challenger John Barzizza was unwilling to concede the election Wednesday given the close finish with incumbent Mike Palazzolo.

    By Michael Waddell November 07, 2018

  • Collierville: Incumbent aldermen secure easy wins; Warren takes open school board seat

    Incumbent aldermen Maureen Fraser and Tom Allen were elected to new four-year terms Tuesday with easy victories in the Collierville town elections.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff November 07, 2018

  • Two seats hotly contested for Germantown Board of Education

    Over the next year the Germantown Municipal School District (GMSD) Board of Education will create a new five-year strategic plan, so the races for board seats in this year’s election carry extra weight.

    By Michael Waddell November 01, 2018

  • Sanford: Decisions – whether at the voting booth, in the classroom or in life – have consequences

    “People make choices. Choices make history.”

    By Otis Sanford November 01, 2018

• October 2018

  • Suburban Dispatch: Bid requests for The Grove in Germantown go out; information on municipal candidates

    Germantown opened the bid process on its new outdoor venue – The Grove – earlier this week and the mandatory pre-bid meeting for those interested is later today.

    By Clay Bailey October 24, 2018

  • Candidates seek two seats on Germantown Board of Mayor and Aldermen

    With early voting underway, candidates for two at-large Germantown aldermanic positions are doing their last-minute campaigning to sway voters – one side standing on continuing the city’s direction and leadership, the other seeking a new approach for the suburb. 

    By Michael Waddell October 22, 2018

  • Newcomer Lackey challenges veteran mayor Keith McDonald in Bartlett election

    While incumbent Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald and challenger John Lackey focus their campaign platforms on different factors, there are common denominators – education and public safety. 

    By Natalie Pilgrim October 22, 2018

  • Conaway: The women. Still.

    UP TO THE WOMEN.

    By Dan Conaway October 19, 2018

  • Early voting in Shelby County opens in midterm elections

    Shelby County voters begin casting ballots in the last election of 2018 Wednesday, Oct. 17, as early voting opens before the Nov. 6 election day. The 27 early voting sites across Shelby County are all open from Wednesday through Nov. 1. The midterm general election cycle typically sees a higher turnout than the August county general and state and federal primary elections.

    By Bill Dries October 17, 2018