There are 14 article(s) tagged 2026 County Mayor's Race:

• December 2025

  • Former MSCS chief Marie Feagins opens bid for Shelby County mayor

    Feagins kicked off her bid in the May 5 Democratic mayoral primary before a group of 100 people on Wednesday, Dec. 17, in Southwind.

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    Feagins brings in new attorney in fight over MSCS ouster

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2025

  • ‘Long road’ of Shelby County mayoral race takes turn through LeMoyne-Owen

    There were some sparks and plenty of claims disputed Wednesday, Dec. 3, during the forum at LeMoyne-Owen College. The same five contenders who showed up last month for a Germantown forum took the stage in Soulsville.

    By Bill Dries December 04, 2025

• November 2025

  • Marie Feagins running for Shelby County mayor

    “I think the opportunity is for anyone to get in — anyone who has a vision for the county in any regard,” Feagins told The Daily Memphian. 

    By Bill Dries November 20, 2025

• September 2025

  • What’s next in the Republican race for Shelby County mayor?

    For now, the 2026 Republican primary has no candidates for Shelby County mayor. Where does that leave the race? Also in the political roundup, more reaction to the National Guard coming to the city and a golf net at Audubon.

    By Bill Dries September 15, 2025

  • Germantown mayor to run for a fourth term

    Palazzolo seriously considered a bid for county mayor in the May 2026 Republican mayoral primary.

    By Bill Dries September 09, 2025

• August 2025

  • Mayor Young says police task force getting to ‘nitty gritty’ after delays

    Also in the Political Roundup: Jerri Green at Wiseacre and one less contender for Shelby County Mayor.

    By Bill Dries August 31, 2025

  • Jerri Green’s run for TN governor hits a red road

    Green acknowledged that part of her campaign’s struggle is to convince Democrats that a Democrat can win in Republican-dominated state political landscape.

    By Bill Dries August 25, 2025

  • County mayor candidate talks MATA, taxes and development

    Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. came to the Frayser Exchange Club on Thursday, July 31, to talk taxes. He also talked about broader issues touching on his bid to become the next county mayor.

    By Bill Dries August 01, 2025

• July 2025

  • Council members jostle for share of xAI money. A Tennessee Republican has his own money. Blackburn’s been busy.

    Our political roundup also looks at a push to pretty up Plough Boulevard; a possible contender for Shelby County mayor, and reactions to the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.

    By Bill Dries July 14, 2025

• June 2025

  • Political Roundup: Lowery stumps, red state strategies and new voter numbers

    The Political Roundup looks at some sparks in the early field for Shelby County in the 2026 county elections and examines the political divide over what kind of a relationship a majority Democratic or blue city should keep with leaders of a red state.

    By Bill Dries June 30, 2025

  • Political Roundup: XAI divide grows, Young in D.C. and the race for governor

    Also in the Political Roundup: City vs. county at Southwind High, a short history of going from the Senate to the governor’s mansion in Tennessee and Lee Harris on his successor and his next campaign.

    By Bill Dries June 16, 2025

  • Heidi Kuhn formally announces bid for county mayor

    In a social media post, Kuhn described the county as being “in crisis” and touted her expertise in county government.

    By Bill Dries June 11, 2025

• April 2025

  • JB Smiley Jr. touts ‘direct’ leadership style as he joins Shelby County mayor’s race

    Memphis City Council member JB Smiley Jr. joins what could be a large field of contenders in the Democratic primary to succeed Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris.

    By Bill Dries April 29, 2025

• March 2025

  • County Commissioner Mickell Lowery declares for Shelby County mayor

    The May primary fields to succeed outgoing Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris could grow with no incumbent seeking reelection.

    By Bill Dries March 25, 2025