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Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Oct 9, 2015

Attorney and city councilman Jim Strickland is the new mayor of Memphis with 42 percent of the vote over three-term incumbent A C Wharton’s 22 percent, The Commercial Appeal reports. "Today the people of Memphis spoke loudly and clearly. You want a new direction for this city," Strickland said. The win for Strickland is the first time a council member will serve as mayor of the city since 1972.