Who is on the 2026 Ballot?
If this ordinance passes, what will the 2026 ballot look like?
For the School Board:
District 1: Michelle McKissack would be term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 2: Natalie McKinney would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial 3-year term
District 3: Stephanie Love would be term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 4: Tamarques Porter would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial 3-year term
District 5: Sable Otey would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial 3-year term
District 6: Keith Williams would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial 3-year term following his appointment to the board by the County Commission
District 7: Towanna Murphy would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial 3-year term
District 8: Amber Huett-Garcia would be eligible for reelection after serving an initial term
District 9: Joyce Dorse Coleman would be term-limited and ineligible for reelection
For the County Commission:
District 1: Amber Mills is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 2: David Bradford is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 3: Mick Wright is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 4: Brandon Morrison is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 5: Shante Avant is eligible for reelection
District 6: Charlie Caswell is eligible for reelection
District 7: Henri Brooks is eligible for reelection
District 8: Mickell Lowery is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 9: Edmund Ford Jr. is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
District 10: Britney Thornton is eligible for reelection
District 11: Miska Clay Bibbs is eligible for reelection
District 12: Erika Sugarmon is elected for reelection
District 13: Michael Whaley is term-limited and ineligible for reelection
Several candidates have declared their candidacy to replace the term-limited Shelby County Mayor, Lee Harris, including:
Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess
Shelby County Chief Administrative Officer Harold Collins
Former Shelby County Commissioner J.W. Gibson
Memphis City Councilman J.B. Smiley
Shelby County Commissioner Mickell Lowery
Additional local seats on the 2026 ballot include:
Shelby County Sheriff (incumbent Floyd Bonner is term-limited)
Shelby County Assessor of Property (incumbent Melvin Burgess is term-limited)
Shelby County Circuit Court Clerk (incumbent Jamita Swearengen is eligible for reelection)
Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk (incumbent Heidi Kuhn is term-limited)
Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk (incumbent Janeen Fullilove Gordon is eligible for reelection)
Shelby County Probate Court Clerk (incumbent Eddie Jones is eligible for reelection)
Shelby County Clerk (incumbent Wanda Halbert is term-limited)
Shelby County Register of Deeds (incumbent Willie Brooks is eligible for reelection)
