Joe Brown (Shelby County, Tennessee)
2020 - Present
2024
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Joe Brown (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. He assumed office in 2020. His current term ends on September 1, 2024.
Brown (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk in Tennessee. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 5, 2024.
Biography
Brown earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a certificate of continuing education from the University of Memphis. He founded and served as president of Empire Incorporated, a chemical supply and janitorial service company. Brown and his wife Jeanette have two daughters, StaceyJo and JoNichole. They attend Temple of Deliverance COGIC Church.[1][1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2024)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
Tami Sawyer and Lisa Arnold are running in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on August 1, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| Tami Sawyer (D) | ||
 | Lisa Arnold (R) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rod Ford (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
Tami Sawyer defeated incumbent Joe Brown, Shelandra Ford, and Rheunte Benson in the Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tami Sawyer | 42.7 | 12,183 | |
| Joe Brown | 35.6 | 10,158 | ||
| Shelandra Ford | 12.1 | 3,454 | ||
| Rheunte Benson | 9.4 | 2,684 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 63 | ||
| Total votes: 28,542 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- George Summers (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
Lisa Arnold advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lisa Arnold | 100.0 | 19,398 |
| Total votes: 19,398 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Houston (R)
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2020)
General election
General election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
Joe Brown defeated Paul Boyd in the general election for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on August 6, 2020.
| Total votes: 123,362 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Brown | 22.7 | 20,607 | |
| Reginald Milton | 14.5 | 13,130 | ||
| Thomas Long | 12.6 | 11,458 | |
| Eddie Jones | 11.7 | 10,629 | |
| Wanda Faulkner | 9.4 | 8,570 | |
| Gortria Banks | 8.4 | 7,584 | |
| Tanya L. Cooper | 6.8 | 6,141 | |
| Roderic Ford | 4.2 | 3,853 | |
| Adrienne Dailey-Evans | 2.9 | 2,625 | |
| Deirdre Fisher | 2.3 | 2,116 | |
| Tavia Tate | 1.6 | 1,467 | |
| Rheunte Benson | 1.4 | 1,239 | |
| Del Gill | 1.0 | 940 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 457 | ||
| Total votes: 90,816 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Ford (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk
Paul Boyd defeated Lisa Wimberly, Michael Finney, and George Summers in the Republican primary for Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Boyd | 49.3 | 9,514 |
| Lisa Wimberly | 25.1 | 4,845 | |
| Michael Finney | 15.3 | 2,949 | |
| George Summers | 10.0 | 1,926 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 19,314 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Memphis, Tennessee (2019)
General election
General election for Memphis City Court Clerk
The following candidates ran in the general election for Memphis City Court Clerk on October 3, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Myron Lowery (Nonpartisan) | 43.2 | 34,554 | |
| Joe Brown (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 25,468 | ||
| Delicia DeGraffreed (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 6,451 | ||
| Lea Redmond (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 3,775 | |
| David W. Vinciarelli (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 3,311 | ||
| George Summers (Nonpartisan) | 3.5 | 2,803 | |
| Carl Irons (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 1,926 | ||
| De Givens (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 1,491 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 171 | ||
| Total votes: 79,950 | ||||
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2015
The city of Memphis, Tennessee, held elections for mayor and city council on October 8, 2015. Because this race could not move to a runoff, the candidate with the most votes was declared the winner, regardless of whether he or she won a majority.[2] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[3] In the District 8 Position 1 race, incumbent Joe Brown defeated George Thompson and Victoria E. Young in the general election on October 8, 2015.[4]
| Memphis City Council District 8, Position 1 General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Joe Brown Incumbent |
69.3% | 30,397 | |
| Victoria E. Young | 20.4% | 8,967 | |
| George Thompson | 10.1% | 4,445 | |
| Write-in votes | 0.2% | 81 | |
| Total Votes | 43,890 | ||
| Source: Shelby County Election Commission, "Memphis Election 2015 October," accessed October 8, 2015 | |||
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2024
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2020
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2019
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Memphis Flyer, "Majority Rules," March 15, 2007
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Election Calendar 2015," accessed December 18, 2014
- ↑ Shelby County Election Commission, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Memphis City Council Super District 8 Position 1 1998-2020 |
Succeeded by JB Smiley Jr. |
