Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk
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
- 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
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Janeen Gordon serves as Juvenile Court Clerk for Memphis and Shelby County. She was elected in 2022 after a career of more than three decades in Memphis media, including radio and television work, and studied at the University of Memphis. Gordon is the Democratic nominee for another term.
Independent · declared
Teresa Maclin-Garvins is an Independent candidate for Shelby County Juvenile Court Clerk. Shelby County Election Commission records show that she filed sufficient petition signatures and qualified for the August 6, 2026 county general election.
Sources: electionsshelbytn.gov234