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Jamita E. Swearengen

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Jamita E. Swearengen
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Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk
Tenure
2022 - Present
Term ends
2026
Years in position
3
Predecessor: Temiika Gipson (D)
Prior offices:
Memphis City Council District 4
Years in office: 2016 - 2022
Predecessor: Wanda Halbert
Successor: Teri Dockery (Nonpartisan)

Elections and appointments
Last election
August 4, 2022
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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
Image of Soheila Kail
Soheila Kail (R) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Soheila Kail
Soheila Kail Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Britney Thornton
Britney Thornton (Nonpartisan)
 
30.8
 
3,199
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
23

Total votes: 10,377
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2015

See also: Memphis, Tennessee municipal elections, 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
Green check mark transparent.png 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
Green check mark transparent.pngJamita E. Swearengen 33.1% 3,688
Green check mark transparent.pngDoris 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

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2022

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2019

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Footnotes

Political offices
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