Lowery says chances look bleak after early voting

Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery isn't making a concession speech, but the interim mayor says his chances look bleak as early vote totals show a commanding lead for Shelby County Mayor AC Wharton.

"It looks as though from the early vote that Mayor Wharton will pull this off," said Lowery.

Lowery, who had virtually no ground campaign and relied mostly on the bully pulpit offered by the mayor's office to propel his candidacy, is mingling with supporters at his campaign headquarters at 3256 Elvis Presley Blvd.

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