MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Registered voters have until Tuesday, Feb. 27, to cast their ballots early in Shelby County for the March 5 presidential primaries in Tennessee.
In addition to the presidential race, there will also be a local primary for Shelby County's general sessions court clerk. The race will see Republican Lisa Arnold run uncontested in her primary, with four Democrats - Rheunte Benson, Joe Brown, Shelandra Yvette Ford, and Tami Sawyer - running in the Democratic primary.
A sample ballot for Shelby County can be found HERE.
The Shelby County Election Commission identified 26 early voting locations, which will all be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday starting Wednesday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 24. The last day of early voting is Tuesday, Feb. 27.
For a full list of early voting locations and times, go HERE.
Tennessee's presidential primary election is March 5. President Joe Biden is running uncontested in the Democratic primary while former president Donald Trump is the favorite to win the Republican primary, with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley running as his primary challenger.
The former president has won three straight presidential primaries, most recently in Nevada, ahead of the November general election, even while facing legal issues.
Republicans are increasingly converging behind Trump while he faces a deluge of legal problems, including 91 criminal charges in four separate cases. Trump is flexing his influence both in Congress — where Republicans rejected a border security deal after he pushed against it — and at the Republican National Committee, as chairwoman Ronna McDaniel could resign in the coming weeks after he publicly questioned whether she should stay in the job.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
