As of this morning, 17 candidates had filed the petitions needed to get into the Memphis mayor's race.
So far, qualified candidates include Charles Carpenter, Carol Chumney, Wanda Halbert, Robert "Prince Mongo" Hodges, E.C. Jones, Jerry Lawler, Myron Lowery, Sharon Webb, Kenneth Whalum Jr., A C Wharton and John Willingham, among others.
To be eligible to run in the Oct. 15 special election to replace Willie Herenton, candidates must gather 25 signatures and pay a $100 filing fee.
Thursday is the filing deadline.
The Shelby County Election Commission has provided copies of these signed petitions, showing the citizens each candidate found to sign their petition, with many candidates gathering far more than the required signature quota.
The 17 petitions are available in three PDF files below:
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