Shelby County Trustee
Shelby County, Tennessee
My vote power
Below average
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: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Normal representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Collecting property taxes, in many counties
- Investing county money until it is spent
- Paying the county's bills on time
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Joseph Lee III serves as Deputy Chief Administrative Officer in the Shelby County Trustee's Office, where he was appointed in 2019. His prior public-finance roles include City of Memphis treasurer and finance director and president and chief executive officer of Memphis Light, Gas and Water. Lee earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Christian Brothers University and a master's degree in operations management from the University of Arkansas, and he served nine years in the U.S. Navy.
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234