We'll be live blogging from Election Commission at noon

Noon today is the filing deadline for the Memphis mayor's race.

So far, the following 21 candidates have filed the paperwork needed to run: 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 AC Wharton.

We'll be live blogging from the Shelby County Election Commission around noon to give you the latest on who's in the race.

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