Shelby County Election Commission confirms wins of Brooks and Clay Bibbs in recount

Lucas Finton, Memphis Commercial Appeal
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The Shelby County Election Commission confirmed the primary wins of two county commission candidates Thursday afternoon.

The Tennessee Democratic Party signed off on requests from Althea Greene and Eric Winston to recount the votes in the county commission District 7 and a review of voting machine tapes and paper ballots in the District 11 race.

Miska Clay Bibbs, a current member of the Shelby County Board of Education and the chief of staff at Teach For America in Memphis
Miska Clay Bibbs, a current member of the Shelby County Board of Education and the chief of staff at Teach For America in Memphis

Henri Brooks, the District 7 candidate, and Miska Clay Bibbs, the District 11 candidate, both had their wins confirmed Thursday.

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"Recount teams determined that the certified results are correct," Linda Phillips, the administrator of elections for the Shelby County Election Commission said in a release.

Henri E. Brooks has previously held office as a Commissioner and a State Representative. She is now out of retirement as a candidate for Commissioner for District 7
Henri E. Brooks has previously held office as a Commissioner and a State Representative. She is now out of retirement as a candidate for Commissioner for District 7

Brooks won the District 7 Democratic primary by 76 votes and will face Republican candidate Shirelle-Dakota Brown in the August general election. Clay Bibbs won the District 11 Democratic primary by 18 votes and will have no challengers in the general election, hence securing the seat.

Lucas Finton is a news reporter with The Commercial Appeal. He can be reached at Lucas.Finton@commercialappeal.com or (901)208-3922 and followed on Twitter @LucasFinton.

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