General Sessions Criminal Court Division 7
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
- 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 · lost
Billy Gilchrist brings over 28 years of experience in the criminal justice system and has served as a Special Judge across multiple divisions of the Shelby County courts. He describes himself as committed to fairness, accountability and upholding the law with integrity.
Serena Gray
LostNonpartisan · lost
Serena Gray is Memphis born and raised and has served Shelby County for two decades as an educator, assistant public defender and Magistrate. A graduate of White Station High School, she earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent · won
Taylor Bachelor brings over seventeen years of legal service as presiding Judge of Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court, Division 7. Her career spans state and federal prosecution, defense, judicial roles and community engagement.
Results
Won · Certified
Winner: Taylor Eskridge Bachelor (Nonpartisan)
Source: electionsshelbytn.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234