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  Memphis Mayor - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Tennessee > TN Counties > Shelby > Memphis > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline September 03, 2009 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open October 15, 2009 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close October 15, 2009 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start October 26, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2012 - 12:00pm
ContributorServo
Last ModifiedDavid May 27, 2022 11:16am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won07/31/2009
NameMyron Lowery Votes1 (100.00%)
Term07/31/2009 - 10/26/2009 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won10/06/2011
NameA C Wharton Votes48,443 (65.57%)
Term01/01/2012 - 01/01/2016 Margin27,698 (+37.49%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/24/2009 10/15/2009
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
A C Wharton 1 1 --4
Myron Lowery 1 ------
Leaning Call: A C Wharton (95.00%)
Weighted Call: A C Wharton (99.99%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/14/2009 10/11/2009

CANDIDATES
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Name County Mayor A C Wharton (I) Mayor Myron Lowery City Councillor Carol Chumney Charles Carpenter Jerry Lawler Kenneth Whalum, Jr. Cty Brd. John H. Willingham
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 65,529 (59.92%) 19,644 (17.96%) 10,863 (9.93%) 5,187 (4.74%) 4,049 (3.70%) 2,099 (1.92%) 438 (0.40%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -45,885 (-41.96%) -54,666 (-49.99%) -60,342 (-55.18%) -61,480 (-56.22%) -63,430 (-58.00%) -65,091 (-59.52%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 07/08/2009 07/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg52.26%-- 15.26%-- 8.26%-- 2.26%-- 2.26%-- 4.26%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/09/09-10/11/09		 53.00% 8.0 16.00% 6.0 9.00% 2.0 3.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 5.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/14/09-09/16/09		 45.00% -- 10.00% -- 11.00% -- 5.00% -- 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
D Edmund Ford, Jr. 🔗
D Edmund Ford, Sr. 🔗
D Thomas E. Long 🔗
D Jim Strickland 🔗
D Ashley
LBR Old LW
D NYDem Junior
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name City Councillor Wanda Halbert Detric W. Stigall Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges Sharon A. Webb City Councillor E. C. Jones Leo AwGoWhat Thomas "Silky" Sullivan
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 372 (0.34%) 280 (0.26%) 267 (0.24%) 124 (0.11%) 85 (0.08%) 54 (0.05%) 51 (0.05%)
Margin-65,157 (-59.58%) -65,249 (-59.66%) -65,262 (-59.67%) -65,405 (-59.80%) -65,444 (-59.84%) -65,475 (-59.87%) -65,478 (-59.87%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/09/09-10/11/09		 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/14/09-09/16/09		 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright Dewey Clark Menelik Fombi Johnny Hatcher, Jr. Randy L. Cagle David W. Vinciarelli James M. Clingan
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 42 (0.04%) 40 (0.04%) 36 (0.03%) 33 (0.03%) 29 (0.03%) 27 (0.03%) 27 (0.03%)
Margin-65,487 (-59.88%) -65,489 (-59.88%) -65,493 (-59.89%) -65,496 (-59.89%) -65,500 (-59.89%) -65,502 (-59.89%) -65,502 (-59.89%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
10/09/09-10/11/09		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/14/09-09/16/09		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Constance Renee Houston Ernest Lunati Dewayne A. Jones Vuong Vaughn Vo  
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 25 (0.02%) 22 (0.02%) 21 (0.02%) 20 (0.02%)  
Margin-65,504 (-59.90%) -65,507 (-59.90%) -65,508 (-59.90%) -65,509 (-59.90%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website  
Entry Date 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009 00/00/2009  
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Mason-Dixon 
10/09/09-10/11/09		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/14/09-09/16/09		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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Sep 18, 2009 01:00pm Commentary Lawler, Voters Disenfranchised By Inaccurate Poll  Article RBH 
Aug 18, 2009 02:00am News After sentencing, dad E.C. Jones turns candidate  Article RBH 
Aug 18, 2009 02:00am News Lowery backs drug test for Herenton, criticizes 'puppetry'  Article RBH 
Aug 13, 2009 01:00pm News Willie Herenton picks up petition to run for Memphis mayor -- again  Article Servo 
Jul 06, 2009 01:00pm News Jerry Lawler May Join Mayoral Race  Article RBH 

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