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After 30 yrs. Memphis Runoffs are Back but, Instant

November 18, 2018 by

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Memphis elections for near 30 years were free of runoffs, which pitched the top two vote getters into a political race, that caused African-Americans to never elect their own as Mayor of Memphis. Otis Higgs –  In both 1975 and 1979, the three times candidate for mayor of Memphis lost in runoff elections to Wyeth Chandler.  […]