Tanya L. Cooper (Tennessee)
Tanya L. Cooper (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 86. Cooper lost in the special Democratic primary on January 24, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Tennessee state legislative special elections, 2023
General election
Special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 86
Justin Pearson won election in the special general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 on March 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Pearson (D) | 100.0 | 443 |
| Total votes: 443 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 86
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 86 on January 24, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Pearson | 52.4 | 1,235 |
| Julian Bolton | 12.3 | 289 | ||
 | Will Richardson | 8.1 | 190 | |
| Juliette Eskridge | 7.0 | 166 | ||
| Clifford Lewis | 5.3 | 126 | ||
| Tanya L. Cooper | 4.6 | 109 | ||
| Rod Blount | 4.4 | 103 | ||
 | Dominique Frost | 4.0 | 95 | |
| Andrew Withers | 1.5 | 35 | ||
| Rebecca Robinson | 0.5 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 2,359 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Porter (D)
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.
| 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 | |
| Thomas Long | 12.6 | 11,458 | ||
| Eddie Jones | 11.7 | 10,629 | ||
| Wanda Faulkner | 9.4 | 8,570 | ||
| Gortria Banks | 8.4 | 7,584 | ||
| Tanya L. Cooper | 6.8 | 6,141 | ||
| Roderic Ford | 4.2 | 3,853 | ||
| Adrienne Dailey-Evans | 2.9 | 2,625 | ||
| Deirdre Fisher | 2.3 | 2,116 | ||
| Tavia Tate | 1.6 | 1,467 | ||
| Rheunte Benson | 1.4 | 1,239 | ||
| Del Gill | 1.0 | 940 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 457 | ||
| 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 | ||
| ✔ | Paul Boyd | 49.3 | 9,514 | |
| Lisa Wimberly | 25.1 | 4,845 | ||
| Michael Finney | 15.3 | 2,949 | ||
| George Summers | 10.0 | 1,926 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 19,314 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Memphis City Council District 3
Incumbent Patrice Jordan Robinson defeated Tanya L. Cooper in the general election for Memphis City Council District 3 on October 3, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Patrice Jordan Robinson (Nonpartisan) | 74.4 | 7,725 |
| Tanya L. Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 2,634 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 10,378 | |||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[1] In the District 3 race, Rhonda Banks, Tanya L. Cooper, Sherman Kilimanjaro, Kevin Mott, Sr., Patrice Jordan Robinson, Coleman Thompson and Keith O. Williams faced off in the general election on October 8, 2015. Incumbent Harold B. Collins did not run for re-election.[2] A runoff between Robinson and Williams took place on November 19, 2015.[3]
| Memphis City Council, District 3, Runoff election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Patrice Jordan Robinson |
58.9% | 1,121 |
| Keith O. Williams | 41.1% | 783 |
| Total Votes (100% of precincts reporting) | 1,904 | |
| Source: WMC Action News 5, "Election Results," accessed November 19, 2015 | ||
| Memphis City Council District 3 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Patrice Jordan Robinson |
48.3% | 5,558 | |
| Keith O. Williams |
20.8% | 2,388 | |
| Tanya L. Cooper | 17.6% | 2,028 | |
| Rhonda Banks | 5.8% | 664 | |
| Coleman Thompson | 3.8% | 440 | |
| Kevin Mott, Sr. | 2.1% | 241 | |
| Sherman Kilimanjaro | 1.4% | 161 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 11,078 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
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2020
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2019
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See also
2023 Elections
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