City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2022)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 7, 2022 (municipal judge division 1), August 18, 2022 (city council), & September 14, 2022 (municipal judge division 2) |
| General election: August 4, 2022 (municipal judge division 1) & November 8, 2022 (city council, municipal judge division 2) |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council (special), municipal court judges (special) |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held a special general election for municipal court division 1 judge on August 4, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was April 7, 2022.
Memphis also held special general elections for city council and municipal court division 2 judge on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for the city council special election was August 18, 2022, and the filing deadline for the municipal court division 2 judge special election was September 14, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices on the ballot in 2022:
City council
District 4
General election
Special general election for Memphis City Council District 4
Jana Swearengen-Washington defeated LaTonia Blankenship, Barry Ford, and DeWayne Jackson in the special general election for Memphis City Council District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jana Swearengen-Washington (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 6,262 | |
| LaTonia Blankenship (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 3,245 | ||
| Barry Ford (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 1,720 | ||
| DeWayne Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 7.1 | 855 | ||
| Total votes: 12,082 | |||
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Memphis Municipal Court
Division 1
General election
Special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1
Kenya Hooks defeated incumbent Carolyn Watkins in the special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 1 on August 4, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kenya Hooks (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 40,741 | |
| Carolyn Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 27,271 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 101 | ||
| Total votes: 68,113 | |||
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Division 2
General election
Special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 2
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Memphis Municipal Court Division 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Varonica Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 20.1 | 18,718 | |
| John Cameron (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 15,544 | ||
| Carolyn Watkins (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 15,253 | ||
| Latonya Sue Burrow (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 12,707 | ||
| LaTrena Ingram (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 8,406 | ||
| Patience Branham (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 7,880 | ||
| Lynnette Hall-Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 7,470 | ||
| William Larsha (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 4,350 | ||
| Christine Stephens (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 2,893 | ||
| Total votes: 93,221 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Tennessee elections, 2022
May 3, 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)
- Shelby County Schools, Tennessee, elections (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 city
- See also: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. As of 2020, its population was 633,104.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Memphis uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Memphis, Tennessee | ||
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| Memphis | Tennessee | |
| Population | 633,104 | 6,910,840 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 294 | 41,232 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 27.9% | 76.7% |
| Black/African American | 64.4% | 16.7% |
| Asian | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 3.5% | 1.5% |
| Multiple | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7.4% | 5.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 86.5% | 88.2% |
| College graduation rate | 26.6% | 28.2% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $41,864 | $54,833 |
| Persons below poverty level | 24.6% | 14.6% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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