MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The midterm elections in the Mid-South this year are shaping up to be very ho-hum.
The only Mid-South senator up for reelection this year is Arkansas' John Boozman. He's considered a heavy favorite over his Democratic opponent, realtor Natalie James, who is poorly financed.
In Tennessee, from the governor's race on down, most incumbents enjoy comfortable leads and it's showing up in voter registration numbers. A story by the Tennessee Lookout shows that at least in the Volunteer State, voters don't seem very interested despite the Roe v. Wade case.
In Shelby County, in 2020, the election commission processed 9,913 online registrations in the 10 days before the election, but this election year, just 2,187 people registered.
The experts blame two things: No hotly contested races this year and gerrymandering. State lawmakers have drawn boundary lines that favor one party, and who wants to enter a race with no chance of winning?