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Regina Newman
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2018 - Present
2026
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Regina Newman (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Trustee in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on September 1, 2026.
Newman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Shelby County Trustee in Tennessee. She won in the general election on August 4, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
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 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2018
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)
General election
General election for Shelby County Trustee
Regina Newman defeated George Chism in the general election for Shelby County Trustee on August 2, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Regina Newman (D) | 57.4 | 84,743 | |
 | George Chism (R) | 42.6 | 62,933 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 65 | ||
| Total votes: 147,741 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee
Regina Newman defeated Joseph Lee and Derrick Bennett in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Regina Newman | 46.3 | 19,777 | |
| Joseph Lee | 41.2 | 17,608 | ||
| Derrick Bennett | 12.5 | 5,342 | ||
| Total votes: 42,727 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County Trustee
George Chism defeated Dexter Orman in the Republican primary for Shelby County Trustee on May 1, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Chism | 75.5 | 18,534 |
| Dexter Orman | 24.5 | 6,015 | ||
| Total votes: 24,549 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Shelby County Trustee |
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