Shelby County Mayor-Elect Lee Harris

Let’s do a quick rundown of some of the notable victories. Meet Lee Harris, the new mayor of Shelby County. A former state senator in Tennessee, Harris’s victory was decisive:

With 153,583 ballots counted as of 11:03 p.m., Harris had 84,956 votes, or 55.3 percent, to Republican David Lenoir's 68,491 votes, or 44.6 percent, according to unofficial results from the Shelby County Election Commission.

In another high profile race, Democrat Floyd Bonner sailed to victory to become the first black sheriff in Shelby County history!

Newly elected Sheriff Floyd Bonner celebrates with supporters.

More on the Shelby County victories from the Commercial Appeal:

On the commission, Democrat Michael Whaley narrowly beat Republican Richard Morton for a seat that belonged to term-limited Republican Heidi Shafer. That will give the Democratic commissioners eight votes, paving the way for Lee's initiatives. Down ballot, Democrat Bill Morrison beat Republican Chris Thomas for Probate Court clerk. Democrat Janis Fullilove narrowly beat Republican Bobby Simmons. Democrat Melvin Burgess beat Robert "Chip" Trouy for property assessor. Democrat Regina Newman beat Republican George Chism for trustee. Democrat Temiika D. Gipson beat Republican Tom Leatherwood for Circuit Court clerk. Democrat Heidi Kuhn beat Republican Richard DeSaussure for Criminal Court clerk. Wanda Halbert beat Donna Creson for County Court clerk.

The Democrats in Shelby County were in a rough place only a few years ago, but they’ve organized and rallied and good things are happening.

x To the Dems in Shelby: What a turnaround! Your party was in shambles locally not that long ago (not even recognized by the state party). So, you exceeded conventional wisdom by many percentage points. Ã¢ÂÂ Richard Ransom (@Local24Richard) August 3, 2018

If Democrats can do the work, get out the vote, support candidates up and down the ballot in November, it’s going to be historic. Let’s get to it!