2022 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election
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Turnout | 23.6% [1] 4.1 pp | |||||||||||||||
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Precinct results Harris: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Morgan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Tie: 50% No votes | ||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Shelby County mayoral election was held on August 4, 2022, to elect the mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lee Harris won re-election with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Worth Morgan.[2][3]
Republican primary
[edit]Nominee
- Worth Morgan, city councilman[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Worth Morgan | 14,259 | 99.19% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 117 | 0.81% | |
Total votes | 14,376 | 100.00% |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Lee Harris, Incumbent mayor[6]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Kenneth Moody, government official and former University of Memphis basketball player[7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee Harris (incumbent) | 33,759 | 70.06% | |
Democratic | Kenneth Moody | 14,372 | 29.83% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 56 | 0.12% | |
Total votes | 48,187 | 100.00% |
General election
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lee Harris (incumbent) | 78,606 | 57.98% | |
Republican | Worth Morgan | 56,809 | 41.90% | |
Write-in | Write-in | 256 | 0.12% | |
Total votes | 135,571 | 100.00% |
See also
[edit]- 2022 Tennessee elections
- 2022 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election
- 2022 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
- 2023 Memphis mayoral election
References
[edit]- ^ "Turnout | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Burgess, Katherine. "Four more years: Lee Harris reelected as mayor of Shelby County in extension of blue wave". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Past Elections | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Worth Morgan to Run for Shelby County Mayor". MemphisFlyer. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Lee Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Burgess, Katherine. "Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris launches 2022 reelection campaign". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Hardiman, Samuel. "Ken Moody, longtime city official and aide to Strickland, considers run for Shelby County mayor". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Lee Harris". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ "Past Elections | Shelby County Election Commission, TN". www.electionsshelbytn.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-17.