Informed Voter – Meet the Candidates

Thursday August 6, Shelby County Primary Election

Click here for a guide on the 2026 Congressional Redistricting

The objective of this Meet the Candidates page is to provide links to official campaign websites that include candidate details (donation-only sites are not included) and campaign Facebook pages, so voters can begin researching their options. If we are missing one, please let us know!

This page lists all districts up for election, but only the districts that represent you will appear on your ballot when you vote. To find out which districts you belong to:

Use this tool from the Shelby County Election Commission to enter your address.
You may need to click the area next to your address. A big box will appear.
Notate the numbers next to “County Commissioner District” and “School Board District”.
Use those numbers to review the candidates below.

The Shelby County Election site provides all the information on registration, district information, early voting, and more. Visit their page for more details.

KEY DATES

Voter Registration Deadline: July 7
First Day of Early Voting: July 17
Last Day for Absentee Request: July 27
Last Day of Early Voting: Aug 1
Election Day: Aug 6

KEY DATES

OTHER HELPFUL LINKS

Statewide

TN Governor

Marsha Blackburn (R)

Monty Fritts (R)

John Rose (R)

Carnita Atwater (D)

Tim Cyr (D)

Jerri Green (D)

Adam Kurtz (D)

Kevin McCants (D)

Tennessee Primary

U.S. Senate

Marquita Bradshaw (D)

Maria Brewer (D)

Civil Miller-Watkins (D)

Diana Onyejiaka (D)

Bill Hagerty (R)

U.S. House – District 5

Yolanda Cooper-Sutton (D)

Devante Hill (D)

Rachel Hurley (D)

Carrie Iacomini (D)

Chaz Molder (D)

Andy Ogles (R)

Charlie Hatcher (R)

U.S. House – District 8

Dewey Gordon Bryan (D)

Jordan Hinders (D)

Heidi Kuhn (D)

Leonard Perkins (D)

David Kustoff (R)

U.S. House – District 9

M. LaTroy A-Williams (D)

London Lamar (D)

Justin J. Pearson (D)

Jim Torino (D)

Charlotte Bergmann (R)

Brent Taylor (R)

Jeremy Thompson (R)

Todd Warner (R)

SHELBY COUNTY GENERAL ELECTION

Shelby County Mayor

Mickell Lowery (D)

John DeBerry (R)

Sheriff

Anthony Buckner (D)

Brad Less (R)

County Clerk

LaSonya Hall (D)

Tina Montgomery (R)

Criminal Court Clerk

Joe Towns (D)

Edquardo Jamison (R)

Juvenile Court Clerk

Janeen Gordon (D)

Teresa Maclin-Garvins (I)

Assessor of Property

Javier Bailey (D)

Thomas Lannan (R)

Lady Swift (I)

Shelby County Commission

County Commissioner District 7 – Frayser, North Memphis

Henri Brooks (D)

Gerald Green (R)

County Commissioner District 8 – Downtown, Medical District, South Memphis

Will Richardson (D)

E.J. Murphy (R)

Keeley Greer (I)

County Commissioner District 12- Hickory Hill, Fox Meadows, etc.

Erika Sugarman (D)

Andrea Bell (I)

County Commissioner District 13- Midtown, East Memphis, Berclair

Amber Huett-Garcia (D)

Ed Apple (R)

Shelby County School Board

District 6 – South Memphis, Southwest Memphis, Whitehaven

T.L. Harris (D)

Frederick Tappan (I)