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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 6, 2023

The Memphis mayoral and municipal election is set for Oct. 5 when voters will choose between 17 candidates for mayor, a host of candidates for city council and three candidates for city court clerk (though the city council recently passed an initial ordinance ending elections for that office). Current clerk Myron Lowery is not seeking reelection. Candidates are Demeatrise Givens, Janice Hooker and Michael R. Williams. Candidates for mayor include Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, state Rep. Karen Camper, businessman J. W. Gibson, former mayor Willie W. Herenton, county school board member Michelle McKissack and former Memphis NAACP president Van Turner. Current mayor Jim Strickland is term limited. Early voting runs from Sept. 15-30. The last day to request an absentee ballot is Sept. 28. See the full list of races and candidates in the Commercial Appeal.