Heidi Kuhn
Heidi Kuhn (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Kuhn (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Heidi Kuhn defeated Paul Houston in the general election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heidi Kuhn (D) | 62.0 | 81,279 |
| Paul Houston (R) | 38.0 | 49,786 | ||
| Total votes: 131,065 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Heidi Kuhn defeated Carla Jean Stotts and Maerne Briggs Bernard in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kuhn | 44.8 | 20,092 |
| Carla Jean Stotts | 29.8 | 13,349 | ||
| Maerne Briggs Bernard | 25.2 | 11,296 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 44,821 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Paul Houston advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Houston | 99.7 | 13,791 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 13,834 | |||
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2018
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General election
General election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Heidi Kuhn defeated incumbent Richard DeSaussure in the general election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kuhn (D) | 58.6 | 86,525 |
| Richard DeSaussure (R) | 41.3 | 60,926 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 147,529 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Heidi Kuhn defeated Carla Jean Stotts and Amanda Hill in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heidi Kuhn | 39.1 | 16,358 |
| Carla Jean Stotts | 37.5 | 15,665 | ||
| Amanda Hill | 23.4 | 9,792 | ||
| Total votes: 41,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Incumbent Richard DeSaussure advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard DeSaussure | 100.0 | 23,838 | |
| Total votes: 23,838 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk 2018-Present |
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State of Tennessee Nashville (capital) |
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