Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk
Shelby County, Tennessee
My vote power
Above 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: Above average · 59 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than 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, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Keeping court records and case files
- Collecting court fines and fees
- Sending jury summons, in many places
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Data Privacy
Candidates
Edquardo Jamison
LostRepublican · lost
Edquardo Jamison is a sergeant with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. An official Sheriff’s Office newsletter records his promotion to sergeant in 2024. Jamison is the Republican nominee for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk.
Democratic · won
Joe Towns, Jr. is a Memphis business entrepreneur and former college instructor who runs a management, consulting and entertainment company. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from LeMoyne-Owen College and an M.S. in Operational Management.
Results
Won · Certified
Winner: Joe Towns, Jr. (Democratic)
Source: electionsshelbytn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234