Shelby County Election Commission officials have been processing candidate paperwork all morning and just released a complete list showing 33 candidates for Memphis mayor.
The 21 candidates who filed earlier were:
Leo Awgowhat, Joe Brown, Randy Cagle, Charles Carpenter, Carol Chumney, Dewey Clark, James Clingan, Menelik Fombi, Wanda Halbert, Robert Hodges, Constance Houston, E.C. Jones, Jerry Lawler, Myron Lowery, Harrel Moore, Mary Shelby-Wright, Vuong Vaughn Vo, Sharon Webb, Kenneth Whalum Jr. and A C Wharton.
A total of 12 petitions were filed today but are still pending certification. They include:
Johnny Hatcher, Jr., Charlotte Bergman, Jedidiah Wallace, Detric W. Stigall, Anthony Guess, Daniko Flowers (who turned in the last part of his petition three minutes late and is ineligible), Bob Reed, Dewayne Jones, David Vinciarelli, Thomas "Silky" Sullivan, Anthony Willoughby and Kenneth Baroff.
While no new candidates can submit the paperwork to run for mayor, candidates have until next Thursday at noon to drop out of the race.
Under King Willie "Mugabe" it would not have taken all yesterday afternoon and all morning for the Shelby County Election Commission to write down the names of 33 posers on a piece of paper. But that is way the County is run, thanks to failures like AC.
It looks like every rumpknuckle in Memphis that can get some drunk to scratch an X on a petition has entered the race. Half of them probably stole the Benjamin it took to get on the list. Just looking for an angle so they can cash in.