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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 2, 2026

Shelby County voters will head to the polls for countywide primary elections on May 5, with races including Shelby County mayor, all 13 county commission districts, court clerks, the assessor of property, sheriff, trustee, register of deeds, and Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Arlington Community Schools school board seats, the Commercial Appeal reports. Candidates began picking up petitions on Dec. 22, 2025, with the qualifying deadline set for Feb. 19 and the withdrawal deadline Feb. 26. Absentee ballot requests start Feb. 4 and end April 25. The voter registration deadline is April 6, and early voting runs from April 16 to April 30. After the May primary, Shelby County voters will return for the county general and statewide primary on Aug. 6 and the state and federal general election on Nov. 3.