2022 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election explained

Election Date:	August 4, 2022
Election Name:	2022 Shelby County mayoral election
Flag Image:	File:Flag of Shelby County, Tennessee.svg
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Image1:	File:Lee Harris, Shelby County mayor in 2018.jpg
Candidate1:	Lee Harris
Candidate2:	Worth Morgan
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Type:	Mayoral
Percentage1:	57.98%
Popular Vote1:	78,606
Popular Vote2:	56,809
Percentage2:	41.90%
After Election:	Lee Harris
Before Election:	Lee Harris
Mayor
Posttitle:	Elected Mayor
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:	300px
Previous Year:	2018
Next Year:	2026
Turnout:	23.6% ^[1] 4.1 pp
Next Election:	2026 Shelby County, Tennessee mayoral election

The 2022 Shelby County mayoral election was held on August 4, 2022, to elect the mayor of Shelby County, Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor Lee Harris won re-election with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Worth Morgan.^{[2] [3]}

Republican primary

Nominee

• Worth Morgan, city councilman^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Harris, Incumbent mayor^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Kenneth Moody, government official and former University of Memphis basketball player^[6]

See also

• 2022 Tennessee elections
• 2022 Hamilton County, Tennessee mayoral election
• 2022 Knox County, Tennessee mayoral election
• 2023 Memphis mayoral election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turnout Shelby County Election Commission, TN . 2024-01-17 . www.electionsshelbytn.gov.
2. Web site: Burgess . Katherine . Four more years: Lee Harris reelected as mayor of Shelby County in extension of blue wave . 2024-01-17 . The Commercial Appeal . en-US.
3. Web site: Past Elections Shelby County Election Commission, TN . 2024-01-17 . www.electionsshelbytn.gov.
4. Web site: Worth Morgan to Run for Shelby County Mayor . 2024-01-17 . MemphisFlyer.
5. Web site: Burgess . Katherine . Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris launches 2022 reelection campaign . 2024-01-17 . The Commercial Appeal . en-US.
6. Web site: Hardiman . Samuel . Ken Moody, longtime city official and aide to Strickland, considers run for Shelby County mayor . 2024-01-17 . The Commercial Appeal . en-US.