Election for Memphis mayor moved up to Oct. 15

The special election for Memphis mayor has been moved up two weeks and will be held Oct. 15, reports The Commercial Appeal's Daniel Connolly.

The Shelby County Election Commission took that action this afternoon and plans to combine the mayoral election with a special election to replace State Sen. Paul Stanley, who resigned following an affair with an intern.

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