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Carolyn Watkins
Carolyn Watkins was a judge for Division 1 of the Memphis Municipal Court in Tennessee. She assumed office on May 17, 2021. She left office on September 1, 2022.
Watkins ran in a special election for the Division 2 judge of the Memphis Municipal Court in Tennessee. She lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.
Watkins also ran in a special election for the Division 1 judge of the Memphis Municipal Court in Tennessee. She lost in the special general election on August 4, 2022.
Elections
2022
Memphis Municipal Court Division 2
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2022)
General election
Special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Varonica Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 18,718 | |
| John Cameron (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 15,544 | ||
| Carolyn Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 15,253 | ||
| Latonya Sue Burrow (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 12,707 | ||
| LaTrena Ingram (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 8,406 | ||
| Patience Branham (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 7,880 | ||
| Lynnette Hall-Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 7,470 | ||
| William Larsha (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 4,350 | ||
| Christine Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 2,893 | ||
| Total votes: 93,221 | |||
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Memphis Municipal Court Division 1
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2022)
General election
Special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1
Kenya Hooks defeated incumbent Carolyn Watkins in the special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenya Hooks (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 40,741 | |
| Carolyn Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 27,271 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 68,113 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Memphis Municipal Court Division 2
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Carolyn Watkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Memphis Municipal Court Division 1
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Carolyn Watkins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
Federal courts:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee
State courts:
Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court
State resources:
Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee
