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Floyd Bonner
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2018 - Present
2026
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Floyd Bonner (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Sheriff in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Bonner ran for election for Mayor of Memphis in Tennessee. He lost in the general election on October 5, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Memphis, Tennessee (2023)
General election
General election for Mayor of Memphis
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Memphis on October 5, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Young (Nonpartisan)  | 27.6 | 24,420 |
| Floyd Bonner (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 19,900 | ||
 | Willie Herenton (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 18,994 | |
| Van Turner (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 18,784 | ||
| JW Gibson (Nonpartisan) | 2.5 | 2,176 | ||
| Michelle McKissack (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 1,437 | ||
| Joe Brown (Nonpartisan) | 1.2 | 1,030 | ||
 | Karen Camper (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 591 | |
| James Harvey (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 325 | ||
 | Brandon Price (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 129 | |
 | Carnita Atwater (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 122 | |
| Tekeva Shaw (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 95 | ||
| Jennings Bernard (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 89 | ||
 | Reggie Hall (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 77 | |
| Kendra Calico (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 58 | ||
| Derek Winn (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 57 | ||
| Justina Ragland (Nonpartisan) | 0.1 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 88,337 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Frank Colvett Jr. (Nonpartisan)
- George Flinn Jr. (Nonpartisan)
- David Winston (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Bonner in this election.
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County Sheriff
Incumbent Floyd Bonner defeated Donald Taylor and Keisha Scott in the general election for Shelby County Sheriff on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Floyd Bonner (D) | 76.0 | 96,344 | |
| Donald Taylor (Independent) | 16.1 | 20,420 | ||
| Keisha Scott (Independent) | 7.7 | 9,820 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 126,794 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff
Incumbent Floyd Bonner advanced from the Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Floyd Bonner | 99.4 | 45,179 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 286 | ||
| Total votes: 45,465 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Sheriff
Floyd Bonner defeated Dale Lane in the general election for Shelby County Sheriff on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Floyd Bonner (D) | 60.2 | 91,410 | |
| Dale Lane (R) | 39.8 | 60,444 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 59 | ||
| Total votes: 151,913 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff
Floyd Bonner defeated Bennie Cobb in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Floyd Bonner | 74.3 | 31,790 | |
| Bennie Cobb | 25.7 | 10,978 | ||
| Total votes: 42,768 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Sheriff
Dale Lane advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Sheriff on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dale Lane | 100.0 | 25,763 | |
| Total votes: 25,763 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Floyd Bonner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Floyd Bonner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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