Meet the candidates: Read Q&As with the people running in Aug. 1 primary in Shelby County

Election Day is rapidly approaching and if you're still weighing who to vote for on Aug. 1 (or during early voting) The Commercial Appeal is here to help.

The CA sent out questionnaires to all the candidates running in contested U.S. Congress, Tennessee Senate and Tennessee House primaries in Shelby County as well as candidates running for General Sessions Court Clerk and Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board.

You can read the candidates' responses to a range of questions in the stories below, which are broken out into individual races. And you can find additional local, state and federal election coverage here .

This story will be updated as additional questionnaires are published.

U.S. Congress

Two Tennesseee Congressional Districts encompass a portion of Shelby County and both have contested Democratic primaries this year.

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District

Tennessee Senate

There is one contested state Senate race this year which impacts Shelby County.

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee Senate District 30

Tennessee House

There are five local Tennessee House races with contested primaries in August.

House District 84 ― neither candidate responded to The CA's questionnaire

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee House District 86

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee House District 93

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee House District 96

Hear from candidates running for Tennessee House District 97

Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk

Hear from the candidates running for General Sessions Court Clerk

Memphis-Shelby County Schools Board

Hear from the candidates running for the District 2 seat

Hear from the candidates running for the District 3 seat

Hear from the candidates running for the District 4 seat

Hear from the candidates running for the District 5 seat

Hear from the candidates running for the District 7 seat

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Meet the candidates: Read Q&As with the people running in Aug. 1 primary in Shelby County