Chancellor Part II, District 30, Unexpired Term
Shelby County, Tennessee
My vote power
Normal
Election date
August 6, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 59 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 919,173 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,066,383 ÷ 919,173) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.43, measured against a statewide vote in TN (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · declared
Jim Newsom serves as Chancellor for Part II of the Shelby County Chancery Court in Tennessee's 30th Judicial District. His legal career has included private practice and service as a Chancery Court special master. Newsom earned his bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and his law degree from Vanderbilt University.
Nonpartisan · declared
Kenneth Margolis is a Tennessee-licensed attorney practicing in Shelby County. Current federal and county court records list him as counsel in civil matters in the Memphis area.
Nonpartisan · declared
Lonnie Thompson serves as the Division VI judge of Shelby County General Sessions Civil Court. The Tennessee Judiciary selected him as president of the state's General Sessions Conference for 2025–2026.
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234