Joe Brown (Shelby County, Tennessee)

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Joe Brown

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 1

Successor: JB Smiley Jr.

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Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

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Elections and appointments

Last election

March 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Memphis

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Businessman

Contact

Campaign website

Joe Brown (Democratic Party) was the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2020. He left office on September 1, 2024.

Brown (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.

Biography

Brown earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a certificate of continuing education from the University of Memphis. He founded and served as president of Empire Incorporated, a chemical supply and janitorial service company. Brown and his wife Jeanette have two daughters, StaceyJo and JoNichole. They attend Temple of Deliverance COGIC Church.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2024)

General election

General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Tami Sawyer defeated Lisa Arnold in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on August 1, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tami Sawyer (D)	53.9	40,393
	Submit photo	Lisa Arnold (R)	46.1	34,571

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 74,964
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rod Ford (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Tami Sawyer defeated incumbent Joe Brown, Shelandra Ford, and Rheunte Benson in the Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tami Sawyer	42.7	12,183
		Joe Brown	35.6	10,158
		Shelandra Ford	12.1	3,454
	Submit photo	Rheunte Benson	9.4	2,684
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,542
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• George Summers (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Lisa Arnold advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Arnold	100.0	19,398

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Houston (R)

Endorsements

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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2020)

General election

General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Joe Brown defeated Paul Boyd in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on August 6, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Brown (D)	61.5	75,857
	Submit photo	Paul Boyd (R)	38.3	47,290
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	215

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 123,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Brown	22.7	20,607
		Reginald Milton	14.5	13,130
	Submit photo	Thomas Long	12.6	11,458
	Submit photo	Eddie Jones	11.7	10,629
	Submit photo	Wanda Faulkner	9.4	8,570
	Submit photo	Gortria Banks	8.4	7,584
	Submit photo	Tanya L. Cooper	6.8	6,141
	Submit photo	Roderic Ford	4.2	3,853
	Submit photo	Adrienne Dailey-Evans	2.9	2,625
	Submit photo	Deirdre Fisher	2.3	2,116
	Submit photo	Tavia Tate	1.6	1,467
	Submit photo	Rheunte Benson	1.4	1,239
	Submit photo	Del Gill	1.0	940
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	457

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,816
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Ford (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Paul Boyd defeated Lisa Wimberly, Michael Finney, and George Summers in the Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Boyd	49.3	9,514
	Submit photo	Lisa Wimberly	25.1	4,845
	Submit photo	Michael Finney	15.3	2,949
	Submit photo	George Summers	10.0	1,926
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	80

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,314
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2019

See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)

General election

General election for Memphis City Court Clerk

The following candidates ran in the general election for Memphis City Court Clerk on October 3, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Myron Lowery (Nonpartisan)	43.2	34,554
		Joe Brown (Nonpartisan)	31.9	25,468
		Delicia DeGraffreed (Nonpartisan)	8.1	6,451
	Submit photo	Lea Redmond (Nonpartisan)	4.7	3,775
		David W. Vinciarelli (Nonpartisan)	4.1	3,311
	Submit photo	George Summers (Nonpartisan)	3.5	2,803
		Carl Irons (Nonpartisan)	2.4	1,926
	Submit photo	De Givens (Nonpartisan)	1.9	1,491
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	171

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 79,950
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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. Because this race could not move to a runoff, the candidate with the most votes was declared the winner, regardless of whether he or she won a majority. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015. In the District 8 Position 1 race, incumbent Joe Brown defeated George Thompson and Victoria E. Young in the general election on October 8, 2015.

Memphis City Council District 8, Position 1 General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Joe Brown Incumbent	69.3%	30,397
Victoria E. Young	20.4%	8,967
George Thompson	10.1%	4,445
Write-in votes	0.2%	81
Total Votes		43,890
Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015

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2024

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2020

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2019

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk 2020-2024	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 1 1998-2020	Succeeded by JB Smiley Jr.