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Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2024)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 14, 2023 & April 4, 2024 |
| Primary election: March 5, 2024 General election: August 1, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: General Sessions Court clerk |
| Total seats up: 2 |
| Election type: Partisan |
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Shelby County, Tennessee, held general elections for general sessions court clerk on August 1, 2024. A primary was scheduled for March 5, 2024. The filing deadline for the primary was December 14, 2023, and the filing deadline for the general election was April 4, 2024.
A special election was scheduled for Division IX of the 30th Judicial District Criminal Court on August 1, 2024. The filing deadline was April 4, 2024. The election was canceled after a bill eliminating the position was signed by the governor.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
General Sessions Court Clerk
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 |
| Lisa Arnold (R) | 46.1 | 34,571 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | |
| Rheunte Benson | 9.4 | 2,684 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 | ||
| 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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 | ||
| ✔ | Lisa Arnold | 100.0 | 19,398 | |
| Total votes: 19,398 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Houston (R)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Tennessee elections, 2024
August 1, 2024
- United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2024
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Tennessee, 2024
- Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
- Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Tennessee State Senate elections, 2024
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5884, Majority Runoff Election for Mayor Amendment (November 2024)
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5893, City Council to Set Salaries for Officials Amendment (November 2024)
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5908, Question 1, Local Firearm Regulations Amendment (November 2024)
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5908, Question 2, “Prohibit the Possession, Carrying, and Sale of Assault Rifles” Amendment (November 2024)
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5908, Question 3, Extreme Risk Protection Orders Amendment (November 2024)
- Memphis, Tennessee, Referendum Ordinance No. 5913, Requirements to Run for Mayor or City Council Amendment (November 2024)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Shelby County, Tennessee | ||
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| 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. | ||
See also
| Shelby County, Tennessee | Tennessee | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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