Paul Boyd

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Paul Boyd

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Republican Party

Prior offices

Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 6, 2020

Paul Boyd (Republican Party) was the Shelby County Probate Court Clerk in Tennessee. Boyd assumed office in 2010. Boyd left office in 2018.

Boyd (Republican Party) ran for election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. Boyd lost in the general election on August 6, 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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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2018

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General election

General election for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

Bill Morrison defeated Chris Thomas and Jennings Bernard in the general election for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Morrison (D)	54.3	81,083
	Submit photo	Chris Thomas (R)	41.4	61,871
	Submit photo	Jennings Bernard (Independent)	4.2	6,336
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	43

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,333
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

Bill Morrison advanced from the Democratic primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Morrison	100.0	38,263

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,263
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk

Chris Thomas defeated incumbent Paul Boyd and George Summers in the Republican primary for Shelby County Probate Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Chris Thomas	53.1	14,307
	Submit photo	Paul Boyd	36.9	9,936
	Submit photo	George Summers	10.0	2,679

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,922
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Campaign themes

2020

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