Paul Houston

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Paul Houston

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March 5, 2024

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Paul Houston (Republican Party) ran for election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. He was disqualified from the Republican primary scheduled on March 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2024)

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
	Submit photo	Lisa Arnold (R)	46.1	34,571

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
	Submit photo	Rheunte Benson	9.4	2,684
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	63

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
✔	Submit photo	Lisa Arnold	100.0	19,398

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,398
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Paul Houston (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Houston in this election.

2022

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

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
✔		Heidi Kuhn (D)	62.0	81,279
	Submit photo	Paul Houston (R)	38.0	49,786

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔		Heidi Kuhn	44.8	20,092
	Submit photo	Carla Jean Stotts	29.8	13,349
	Submit photo	Maerne Briggs Bernard	25.2	11,296
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	84

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Paul Houston	99.7	13,791
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	43

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,834
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2024

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2022

Paul Houston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

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