Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2022)

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools elections
General election date
August 4, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
105,596 students

Four seats on the Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board in Tennessee were up for general election on August 4, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 7, 2022.

The 2022 general election was the first election after the Shelby County Board of Education approved a recommendation to change the district's doing business as (DBA) name from Shelby County Schools to Memphis-Shelby County Schools on January 25, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 1

Incumbent Michelle McKissack defeated Rachael Goodwin Spriggs and Chris Caldwell in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 1 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michelle McKissack (Nonpartisan)	46.5	5,040
		Rachael Goodwin Spriggs (Nonpartisan)	27.2	2,951
		Chris Caldwell (Nonpartisan)	26.1	2,836
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	23

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,850
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District 6

General election

General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 6

The following candidates ran in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 6 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Keith Williams (Nonpartisan)	42.0	4,875
	Submit photo	Tiffani Perry (Nonpartisan)	21.8	2,529
	Submit photo	Charles Everett (Nonpartisan)	15.7	1,823
	Submit photo	Timothy Green Jr. (Nonpartisan)	11.8	1,364
	Submit photo	Kenny Lee (Nonpartisan)	4.9	565
	Submit photo	David Page (Nonpartisan)	3.8	436
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,605
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District 8

General election

General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 8

Amber Huett-Garcia won election in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 8 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Amber Huett-Garcia (Nonpartisan)	99.3	9,527
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	65

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,592
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District 9

General election

General election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 9

Incumbent Joyce Dorse-Coleman defeated Rebecca Edwards in the general election for Memphis-Shelby County Schools school board, District 9 on August 4, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Joyce Dorse-Coleman (Nonpartisan)	59.1	4,855
	Submit photo	Rebecca Edwards (Nonpartisan)	40.9	3,353

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,208
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Additional elections on the ballot

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May 3, 2022

• Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

August 4, 2022

• Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022
• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
• Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Tennessee Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Tennessee intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
• Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)
• City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2022)
• Memphis, Tennessee, Increase Term Limits for City Council and Mayor Amendment (August 2022)

November 8, 2022

• Tennessee's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Tennessee gubernatorial election, 2022
• Tennessee State Senate elections, 2022
• Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 1, Right-to-Work Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 2, Acting Governor Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 3, Remove Slavery as Punishment for Crime from Constitution Amendment (2022)
• Tennessee Constitutional Amendment 4, Remove Religious Minister Disqualification Amendment (2022)
• City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2022)

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About the district

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Memphis-Shelby County Schools is located in Shelby County, Tennessee. The district served 105,596 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Shelby County Schools	Tennessee	School Boards
Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (2020) List of school districts in Tennessee	Tennessee school board elections, 2022 Public education in Tennessee Local ballot measures, Tennessee	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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