Thursday, thedeadline for candidates to file to run for Memphis mayor. A long list of people have filed already. In fact, as many as 20 potential candidates. That means, it’s likely that the winner of the contest will likely advance with nowhere near a majority 50 plus 1 margin. The Bluff City’s city council races are also considered non-partisan, so there is no primary contest. This is causing some to call for a change in the process. Others have called for a runoff election between the top two vote getters from a primary, in order to determine that someone gets a majority of votes.