John Ford (Tennessee)

John Ford

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Prior offices

Tennessee State Senate District 29

Successor: Ophelia Ford

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John Ford was a member of the Tennessee State Senate, representing District 29. Ford assumed office in 1974. Ford left office in 2005.

Ford (Democratic Party) ran for election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. Ford was disqualified from the Democratic primary scheduled on March 3, 2020.

Elections

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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