Jamita E. Swearengen
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2022 - Present
2026
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Jamita E. Swearengen (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk in Tennessee. She assumed office on September 1, 2022. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Swearengen (Democratic Party) ran for election for Shelby County Circuit 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 Circuit Court Clerk
Jamita E. Swearengen defeated Soheila Kail in the general election for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jamita E. Swearengen (D) | 60.5 | 79,375 | |
 | Soheila Kail (R)  | 39.5 | 51,814 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 69 | ||
| Total votes: 131,258 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk
Jamita E. Swearengen defeated incumbent Temiika Gipson in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jamita E. Swearengen | 58.1 | 26,854 | |
| Temiika Gipson | 41.8 | 19,289 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 55 | ||
| Total votes: 46,198 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk
Soheila Kail advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Soheila Kail | 99.4 | 13,323 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 74 | ||
| Total votes: 13,397 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Memphis City Council District 4
Incumbent Jamita E. Swearengen defeated Britney Thornton in the general election for Memphis City Council District 4 on October 3, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jamita E. Swearengen (Nonpartisan) | 69.0 | 7,155 | |
 | Britney Thornton (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 3,199 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 10,377 | |||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[1] In the District 4 race, Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw, Kirstin L. Cheers, Donnell Cobbins, John Cornes, Adrian Jones, Louis Matthew Morganfield, III, Jamita E. Swearengen, George Walker faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Wanda Halbert did not run for re-election.[2] A runoff between DeBerry-Bradshaw and Swearengen took place on November 19, 2015.[3]
| Memphis City Council, District 4, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jamita E. Swearengen |
77.2% | 1,154 |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw | 22.8% | 340 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,494 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 4 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Jamita E. Swearengen |
33.1% | 3,688 | |
| Doris DeBerry-Bradshaw |
24.4% | 2,726 | |
| Donnell Cobbins | 12.4% | 1,388 | |
| Kirstin L. Cheers | 9.2% | 1,023 | |
| John Cornes | 7.9% | 884 | |
| Adrian Jones | 4.8% | 533 | |
| George Walker | 4.6% | 508 | |
| Louis Matthew Morganfield, III | 3.2% | 361 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.4% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 9,709 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2019
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Temiika Gipson (D) |
Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk 2022-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Wanda Halbert |
Memphis City Council District 4 2016-2022 |
Succeeded by Teri Dockery |
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