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2 candidates are tracked for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Edquardo Jamison and Joe Towns, Jr.. Candidate information follows official Shelby County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
On Shelby County's August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot. The printed ballot also provides a write-in line. RESULTS ARE IN: this race was decided on August 6, 2026. Totals from the county Election Commission are unofficial until the county canvass, due no later than Monday, August 24 (Tenn. Code 2-8-101); Tennessee has no automatic recount. The seat is open; outgoing clerk Heidi Kuhn is running for Congress in the redrawn 8th District.
Republican
Edquardo Jamison is the Republican nominee for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on Shelby County's August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.
Democratic
Joe Towns, Jr., a longtime Tennessee state representative from Memphis, is the Democratic nominee for Shelby County Criminal Court clerk on the August 6, 2026 county general ballot, per the Election Commission's certified sample ballot.