Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

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2022 Shelby County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: February 17, 2022 & April 7, 2022
Primary election: May 3, 2022
General election: August 4, 2022
Election stats
Offices up: County mayor, assessor of property, county clerk, county trustee, district attorney general, register of deeds, sheriff, county commissioners, circuit court clerk, criminal court clerk, juvenile court clerk, probate court clerk, chancery court chancellors, circuit court judges, criminal court judges, general sessions civil court judges, general sessions criminal court judges, juvenile court judge, and probate court judges
Total seats up: 64
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2022

Shelby County, Tennessee, held general elections for county mayor, assessor of property, county clerk, county trustee, district attorney general, register of deeds, sheriff, county commissioners, circuit court clerk, criminal court clerk, juvenile court clerk, probate court clerk, chancery court chancellors, circuit court judges, criminal court judges, general sessions civil court judges, general sessions criminal court judges, juvenile court judge, and probate court judges on August 4, 2022. A primary for the partisan offices was scheduled for May 3, 2022. The filing deadline for partisan offices was February 17, 2022, and the filing deadline for nonpartisan offices was April 7, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

Offices up for election in 2022:

County Mayor

General election

General election for Shelby County Mayor

Incumbent Lee Harris defeated Worth Morgan in the general election for Shelby County Mayor on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Harris
Lee Harris (D)
 
58.0
 
78,606
Image of Worth Morgan
Worth Morgan (R)
 
41.9
 
56,809
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
156

Total votes: 135,571
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor

Incumbent Lee Harris defeated Kenneth Moody in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Harris
Lee Harris
 
70.1
 
33,759
Kenneth Moody
 
29.8
 
14,372
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
56

Total votes: 48,187
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor

Worth Morgan advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Worth Morgan
Worth Morgan
 
99.2
 
14,259
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
117

Total votes: 14,376
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Assessor of Property

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
Image of Steve Cross
Steve Cross (R) Candidate Connection
 
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
Image of Steve Cross
Steve Cross Candidate Connection
 
99.6
 
13,962
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
52

Total votes: 14,014
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Circuit Court Clerk

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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County Clerk

General election

General election for Shelby County Clerk

Incumbent Wanda Halbert defeated Jeff Jacobs and Harold Smith in the general election for Shelby County Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wanda Halbert
Wanda Halbert (D)
 
49.0
 
65,570
Jeff Jacobs (R)
 
40.7
 
54,531
Harold Smith (Independent)
 
10.2
 
13,706
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
53

Total votes: 133,860
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Clerk

Incumbent Wanda Halbert defeated William Stovall, Arriell Q. Gipson, and Mondell Williams in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Wanda Halbert
Wanda Halbert
 
72.2
 
33,823
William Stovall
 
11.6
 
5,434
Arriell Q. Gipson
 
11.5
 
5,371
Mondell Williams
 
4.6
 
2,170
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
58

Total votes: 46,856
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Clerk

Jeff Jacobs advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jeff Jacobs
 
99.7
 
13,848
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
42

Total votes: 13,890
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County Trustee

General election

General election for Shelby County Trustee

Incumbent Regina Newman defeated Steve Basar in the general election for Shelby County Trustee on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Regina Newman (D)
 
60.8
 
80,385
Steve Basar (R)
 
39.2
 
51,761
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
42

Total votes: 132,188
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee

Incumbent Regina Newman advanced from the Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Regina Newman
 
99.5
 
43,488
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
205

Total votes: 43,693
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Trustee

Steve Basar advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Steve Basar
 
99.6
 
13,954
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
53

Total votes: 14,007
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Criminal Court Clerk

General election

General election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Heidi Kuhn defeated Paul Houston in the general election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heidi Kuhn
Heidi Kuhn (D)
 
62.0
 
81,279
Paul Houston (R)
 
38.0
 
49,786

Total votes: 131,065
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Heidi Kuhn defeated Carla Jean Stotts and Maerne Briggs Bernard in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Heidi Kuhn
Heidi Kuhn
 
44.8
 
20,092
Carla Jean Stotts
 
29.8
 
13,349
Maerne Briggs Bernard
 
25.2
 
11,296
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
84

Total votes: 44,821
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Paul Houston advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Paul Houston
 
99.7
 
13,791
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
43

Total votes: 13,834
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District Attorney General

General election

General election for Shelby County District Attorney

Steve Mulroy defeated incumbent Amy Weirich in the general election for Shelby County District Attorney on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Mulroy
Steve Mulroy (D)
 
56.2
 
76,337
Amy Weirich (R)
 
43.7
 
59,380
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
111

Total votes: 135,828
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County District Attorney

Steve Mulroy defeated Janika White and Linda Harris in the Democratic primary for Shelby County District Attorney on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steve Mulroy
Steve Mulroy
 
46.0
 
22,127
Janika White
 
33.0
 
15,880
Linda Harris
 
20.9
 
10,055
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
44

Total votes: 48,106
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County District Attorney

Incumbent Amy Weirich advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County District Attorney on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Amy Weirich
 
99.0
 
14,526
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
140

Total votes: 14,666
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Juvenile Court Clerk

General election

General election for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Janeen Fullilove Gordon won election in the general election for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Janeen Fullilove Gordon (D)
 
97.3
 
91,593
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
2,554

Total votes: 94,147
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Janeen Fullilove Gordon defeated Reginald Milton, Stephanie Gatewood, and Marcus Mitchell in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Janeen Fullilove Gordon
 
47.5
 
22,357
Image of Reginald Milton
Reginald Milton
 
21.9
 
10,302
Image of Stephanie Gatewood
Stephanie Gatewood Candidate Connection
 
21.6
 
10,175
Marcus Mitchell
 
9.0
 
4,237
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
43

Total votes: 47,114
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk

Rob White advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob White
Rob White
 
99.6
 
13,838
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
57

Total votes: 13,895
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Probate Court Clerk

General election

General election for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

Eddie Jones defeated DeWayne Jackson in the general election for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eddie Jones (D)
 
60.7
 
79,391
Image of DeWayne Jackson
DeWayne Jackson (R) Candidate Connection
 
39.3
 
51,387
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
49

Total votes: 130,827
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

Eddie Jones defeated William Chism Jr. and incumbent Bill Morrison in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eddie Jones
 
46.0
 
21,037
William Chism Jr.
 
29.0
 
13,283
Image of Bill Morrison
Bill Morrison
 
24.9
 
11,382
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
54

Total votes: 45,756
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

DeWayne Jackson advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of DeWayne Jackson
DeWayne Jackson Candidate Connection
 
99.6
 
13,594
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
56

Total votes: 13,650
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Register of Deeds

General election

General election for Shelby County Register of Deeds

Willie Brooks defeated Bryan Edmiston and George Summers in the general election for Shelby County Register of Deeds on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Willie Brooks (D)
 
58.2
 
76,858
Bryan Edmiston (R)
 
38.0
 
50,203
George Summers (Independent)
 
3.7
 
4,899
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
41

Total votes: 132,001
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Register of Deeds

Willie Brooks defeated Wanda Faulkner and incumbent Shelandra Ford in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Register of Deeds on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Willie Brooks
 
44.0
 
20,471
Wanda Faulkner
 
28.2
 
13,122
Image of Shelandra Ford
Shelandra Ford
 
27.8
 
12,931
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
45

Total votes: 46,569
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Register of Deeds

Bryan Edmiston advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Register of Deeds on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bryan Edmiston
 
99.6
 
13,902
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
54

Total votes: 13,956
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Sheriff

General election

General election for Shelby County Sheriff

Incumbent Floyd Bonner defeated Donald Taylor and Keisha Scott in the general election for Shelby County Sheriff on August 4, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Floyd Bonner (D)
 
76.0
 
96,344
Donald Taylor (Independent)
 
16.1
 
20,420
Keisha Scott (Independent)
 
7.7
 
9,820
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
210

Total votes: 126,794
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff

Incumbent Floyd Bonner advanced from the Democratic primary for Shelby County Sheriff on May 3, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Floyd Bonner
 
99.4
 
45,179
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
286

Total votes: 45,465
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County Commissioner

General election

Shelby County Commissioners general election, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Donna McDonald-Martin

Green check mark transparent.pngAmber Mills (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bradford (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMick Wright (i)

District 4

Britney Chauncey

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Morrison (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngShante Avant

Todd Payne

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie A. Caswell Jr.

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngHenri E. Brooks

Shirelle Brown (Independent)  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMickell Lowery (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmund Ford Jr. (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngBritney Thornton

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMiska Clay-Bibbs

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngErika Sugarmon  Candidate Connection

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Whaley (i)  Candidate Connection

Ed Apple

Primary

Shelby County Commissioners primary, 2022

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngDonna McDonald-Martin

Green check mark transparent.pngAmber Mills (i)

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Bradford (i)

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMick Wright (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngBritney Chauncey

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Morrison (i)
Jordan Carpenter

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngShante Avant
Quran Folsom
Reginald French

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Payne

District 6

Alex Boulton
Green check mark transparent.pngCharlie A. Caswell Jr.

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 7

Cartavius Black
Green check mark transparent.pngHenri E. Brooks
Althea Greene
Kathy Temple
Orrden Williams Jr.

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngMickell Lowery (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngEdmund Ford Jr. (i)
Sam D. Echols IV
Sean Harris

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 10

Teri Dockery
Kathy Kirk
Green check mark transparent.pngBritney Thornton

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngMiska Clay-Bibbs
Candice Jones  Candidate Connection
Eric Winston

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 12

James Q. Bacchus
Reginald S. Boyce
Green check mark transparent.pngErika Sugarmon  Candidate Connection
David Walker

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Whaley (i)  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngEd Apple

Judicial

30th Judicial District Circuit Court

30th Judicial District Circuit Court general election, 2022

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Office Candidates
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngFelicia Corbin-Johnson (i)
Division II

Carlos Bibbs 
Green check mark transparent.pngCarol Chumney 
Kenneth Margolis 
Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngValerie Smith (i)
Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngGina Higgins (i)
Division IX

Green check mark transparent.pngYolanda Kight (i)
Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngRhynette Northcross Hurd (i)
Division VI

Stuart Breakstone 
Green check mark transparent.pngCedrick D. Wooten 
Division VII

Green check mark transparent.pngMary L. Wagner (i)
Paul Robinson Jr. 
Division VIII

Robert Samuel Weiss (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDamita Dandridge 
Larry Parrish 

30th Judicial District Chancery Court

30th Judicial District Chancery Court general election, 2022

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Office Candidates
Part I

Gadson Perry (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMelanie Taylor Jefferson 
Part II

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Kyle (i)
Part III

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Jenkins (i)
Richard Parks 

Probate Court

Probate Court general election, 2022

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Office Candidates
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen N. Gomes (i)
Division II

Karen D. Webster (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Townsend 

30th Judicial District Criminal Court

30th Judicial District Criminal Court general election, 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Candidates
Division I

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula L. Skahan (i)
Michael G. Floyd 
Division II

Gregory Carman 
Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Fitzgerald 
Amy Mayne 
Joe Ozment 
Samuel Winnig 
Division III

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Jones Jr.  Candidate Connection
Michael McCusker 
Division IV

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Wade Blackett (i)
Division IX

W. Mark Ward (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMelissa Boyd 
Division V

Green check mark transparent.pngCarlyn Addison 
Christopher Lareau 
Division VI

Reginald Henderson 
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid L. Pool 
Ross Sampson 
Division VII

Green check mark transparent.pngLee V. Coffee (i)
Kenya Brooks 
Division VIII

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Craft (i)
Sanjeev Memula 
Division X

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Mitchell (i)

General Sessions Court

General Sessions Court general election, 2022

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Office Candidates
Division 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Cobb (i)
Victoria Gillard 
Lawrence Pivnick 
Division 2

Green check mark transparent.pngPhyllis B. Gardner (i)
Division 3

Green check mark transparent.pngDanielle Mitchell Sims (i)
Lincoln Hodges 
William Larsha 
Lisa Stanley 
Division 4

Green check mark transparent.pngDeborah Means Henderson (i)
Eran Julian 
Division 5

Green check mark transparent.pngBetty Thomas Moore (i)
Varonica Cooper 
Division 6

Green check mark transparent.pngLonnie Thompson (i)
Kim Gilmore-Sims 
Division 7

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Anderson Jr. (i)
Handel Durham 
Division 8

Perry Hayes 
John Parker II 
Green check mark transparent.pngLee Wilson 
Division 9

Gerald Skahan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSheila Bruce-Renfroe 
Division 10

Cathy Anderson 
Patience Branham 
Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Gilbert 
Rhonda Wilson Harris 
Kevin E. Reed 
Erim Sarinoglu 
Division 11

Green check mark transparent.pngKaren L. Massey (i)
Terita Hewlett 
Jimmy Thomas 
Division 12

Green check mark transparent.pngS. Ronald Lucchesi (i)
Mischelle Alexander-Best 
Division 13

Green check mark transparent.pngLouis J. Montesi (i)
Terrance Tatum 
Division 14

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Dandridge (i)
Addie Burks 
Danny W. Kail 
Division 15

Loyce Lambert-Ryan (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngChristian Johnson 

Juvenile Court

Juvenile Court general election, 2022

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Office Candidates
Shelby County Juvenile Court

Dan Michael (i)
William Glasgow 
Dee Shawn Peoples 
Green check mark transparent.pngTarik Sugarmon 

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Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County Tennessee
Population 929,744 6,910,840
Land area (sq mi) 760 41,232
Race and ethnicity**
White 38.1% 76.7%
Black/African American 53.9% 16.7%
Asian 2.7% 1.8%
Native American 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 2.8% 1.5%
Multiple 2.3% 2.9%
Hispanic/Latino 6.4% 5.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.1% 88.2%
College graduation rate 32.4% 28.2%
Income
Median household income $52,092 $54,833
Persons below poverty level 19% 14.6%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


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Shelby County, Tennessee Tennessee Municipal government Other local coverage
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