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Melvin Burgess
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2018 - Present
2026
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Melvin Burgess (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Assessor of Property in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Burgess (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Shelby County Assessor of Property in Tennessee. He won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Burgess was the District 7 representative on the Shelby County Board of Commissioners in Shelby County from 2010 to 2018. First elected to the Position 3 seat in District 2 in 2010, he won re-election in the newly created District 7 on August 7, 2014. Burgess was ineligible to run for re-election in 2018 because of term limits.[1][2]
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
General election
General election for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Incumbent Melvin Burgess defeated Steve Cross in the general election for Shelby County Assessor of Property on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melvin Burgess (D) | 61.4 | 81,895 | |
 | Steve Cross (R)  | 38.6 | 51,531 | |
| Total votes: 133,426 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Incumbent Melvin Burgess defeated Rod Blount in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melvin Burgess | 83.6 | 39,278 | |
| Rod Blount | 16.3 | 7,678 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 47,001 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Steve Cross advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property on May 3, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Cross | 99.6 | 13,962 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 14,014 | |||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Melvin Burgess defeated Robert Trouy and Katherine Culverhous in the general election for Shelby County Assessor of Property on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melvin Burgess (D) | 54.4 | 81,843 | |
| Robert Trouy (R) | 41.0 | 61,717 | ||
| Katherine Culverhous (Independent) | 4.5 | 6,817 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 150,414 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Melvin Burgess defeated Lorie Ingram in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melvin Burgess | 68.1 | 29,731 | |
| Lorie Ingram | 31.9 | 13,955 | ||
| Total votes: 43,686 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property
Robert Trouy defeated Keith Alexander in the Republican primary for Shelby County Assessor of Property on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Trouy | 62.3 | 16,568 | |
| Keith Alexander | 37.7 | 10,036 | ||
| Total votes: 26,604 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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