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Parents > United States > Tennessee > TN Counties > Shelby > Memphis > Mayor
OfficeMayor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline February 01, 1999 - 12:00pm
Polls Open October 07, 1999 - 07:00am
Polls Close October 07, 1999 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 01, 2000 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 2004 - 11:55pm
ContributorServo
Last ModifiedRBH August 10, 2007 04:44am
Data SourcesMemphis Commercial Appeal, 10/8/1999
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyNonpartisan Won10/05/1995
NameWillie Herenton Votes93,783 (74.21%)
Term01/03/1996 - 01/03/2000 Margin63,231 (+50.03%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Mayor Willie Herenton City Council Joe Ford Jerry Lawler County Commissioner Pete Sisson County Commissioner Shepperson "Shep" Wilbun City Council Mary Rose McCormick Tom Brown
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Votes74,896 (45.75%) 41,161 (25.14%) 19,092 (11.66%) 18,012 (11.00%) 5,714 (3.49%) 3,777 (2.31%) 312 (0.19%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -33,735 (-20.61%) -55,804 (-34.09%) -56,884 (-34.75%) -69,182 (-42.26%) -71,119 (-43.44%) -74,584 (-45.56%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R William L. "Bill" Gibbons
REFS Servo
LBR Old LW
D NYDem Junior
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Pepper Rodgers Mary Taylor-Shelby Wright Jack McNeil C. J. Cochran Charles E. Yates, Jr. Tim Olcott Ralph McGhee
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Votes147 (0.09%) 130 (0.08%) 124 (0.08%) 108 (0.07%) 85 (0.05%) 58 (0.04%) 55 (0.03%)
Margin-74,749 (-45.66%) -74,766 (-45.67%) -74,772 (-45.68%) -74,788 (-45.69%) -74,811 (-45.70%) -74,838 (-45.72%) -74,841 (-45.72%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Dirk L. Winters
PartyNonpartisan
Votes29 (0.02%)
Margin-74,867 (-45.73%)
Predict Avg.0.00%
Finances$0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jul 26, 1999 07:00pm News Yes, Folks, Jerry Lawler is Serious  Article RBH 

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