Heidi Kuhn

Democratic Party

Candidate, Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Tenure

2018 - Present

Term ends

2022

Years in position

Report an officeholder change

Elections and appointments

Last elected

August 2, 2018

Next election

August 4, 2022

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Heidi Kuhn (Democratic Party) is the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on September 1, 2022.

Kuhn (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk in Tennessee. She is on the ballot in the general election on August 4, 2022. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 3, 2022.

## Contents

* 1 Elections
* 1.1 2022
* 1.2 2018
* 1.2.1 General election
* 1.2.2 Democratic primary election
* 1.2.3 Republican primary election
* 2 Campaign themes
* 2.1 2022
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Elections[edit]

### 2022[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2022)

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

##### General election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Heidi Kuhn and Paul Houston are running in the general election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on August 4, 2022.

Candidate

|

| Heidi Kuhn (D)

| Paul Houston (R)

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined.

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Incumbent Heidi Kuhn defeated Carla Jean Stotts and Maerne Briggs Bernard in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Heidi Kuhn |

44.8

| 20,091

| Carla Jean Stotts |

29.8

| 13,347

| Maerne Briggs Bernard |

25.2

| 11,293
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.2

| 84

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 44,815

|
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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Paul Houston advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 3, 2022.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Paul Houston |

99.7

| 13,790
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.3

| 43

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

| Total votes: 13,833

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|

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2018)

#### General election[edit]

Heidi Kuhn defeated incumbent Richard DeSaussure in the general election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on August 2, 2018.

General election

##### General election for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Heidi Kuhn (D)  |

58.6

| 86,525

| Richard DeSaussure (R)  |

41.3

| 60,926
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.1

| 78

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 147,529

|
|

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#### Democratic primary election[edit]

Heidi Kuhn defeated Carla Jean Stotts and Amanda Hill in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Heidi Kuhn |

39.1

| 16,358

| Carla Jean Stotts |

37.5

| 15,665

| Amanda Hill |

23.4

| 9,792

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 41,815

|
|

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#### Republican primary election[edit]

Incumbent Richard DeSaussure advanced from the Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk on May 1, 2018.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Richard DeSaussure |

100.0

| 23,838

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 23,838

|
|

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## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2022[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Heidi Kuhn has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Who fills out Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey?

* 4,745 candidates completed the survey in 2020. This number represented 16.4% of all 29,002 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2020. Out of the 4,745 respondents, 743 won their election. Candidates from all 50 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and U.S. presidential candidate Jo Jorgensen. Read the 2020 report for more information about that year's respondents.

* 872 candidates completed the survey in 2019. This number represented 10.4% of all 8,386 candidates Ballotpedia covered in 2019. Out of the 872 respondents, 237 won their election. Candidates from 33 states completed the survey. Noteworthy respondents included Nashville Mayor John Cooper and Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann. Read the  2019 report for more information about that year's respondents.

You can ask Heidi Kuhn to fill out this survey by using the button below or emailing heidi.kuhn@shelbycountytn.gov.

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