Joy Touliatos

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Joy Touliatos

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Prior offices

Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

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Last election

May 1, 2018

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Joy Touliatos was the juvenile court clerk for Shelby County in Tennessee from 2010 to 2018. First elected in 2010, she won re-election on August 7, 2014. Touliatos did not seek re-election in 2018.

Touliatos was a Republican candidate for Shelby County Mayor in Tennessee. Touliatos lost the primary on May 1, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

General election

General election for Shelby County Mayor

Lee Harris defeated David Lenoir in the general election for Shelby County Mayor on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Harris (D)	55.3	84,989
	Submit photo	David Lenoir (R)	44.6	68,502
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	136

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 153,627
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor

Lee Harris defeated Sidney Chism in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lee Harris	76.6	34,106
	Submit photo	Sidney Chism	23.4	10,434

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,540
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor

David Lenoir defeated Terry Roland and Joy Touliatos in the Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	David Lenoir	61.0	18,444
	Submit photo	Terry Roland	28.6	8,661
	Submit photo	Joy Touliatos	10.3	3,126

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,231
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See also

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• Profile from Shelby County