NATCHEZ — With a total of 281 absentee ballots counted as of Monday, election officials are expecting voter turnout for Tuesday’s runoff election to be slightly higher than the general primary.

Adams County Circuit Clerk Eddie Walker said his office had counted 281 absentee ballots Monday afternoon, which was 33 more absentee ballots than were filed in the June 3 primary election.

“I expected it to be a little lower, but they came in higher than last time,” Walker said. “Hopefully, that is indicative of the interest in this race.”

On June 3, 4,140 of the 20,178 Adams County registered voters cast ballots.

Walker said he hopes to see more today during the runoff election.

“There are a lot of factors that go into a good voter turnout,” Walker said. “We’re looking at weather being a big one for (today).”

The National Weather Service forecast isolated showers and thunderstorms for a majority of the day today, but only a 20 percent chance of rain.

The 19 voting locations for Adams County voters open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

The locations by district are as follows:

District 1

• Bypass fire precinct, Bypass fire station at 467 John R. Junkin Drive.

• Bellemont precinct, Elks Lodge at 241 Lower Woodville Road.

• Courthouse precinct, Adams County Courthouse at 115 S. Wall St.

District 2

• Beau Pre´ precinct, Church of Christ at 2 Beau Pre´ Road.

• Duncan Park precinct, Duncan Park Canteen at 57 Duncan Park Road.

• Kingston precinct, Kingston Fire Station at 575 Kingston Road.

• Liberty Park precinct, National Guard Armory at 329 Liberty Road.

District 3

• Concord precinct, Christian Hope Baptist Church at 302 Lasalle St.

• Maryland Heights precinct, Maryland Heights recreation building at 111 Dumas Drive.

• Natchez Public Schools precinct, David R. Steckler Multi-purpose Building at 311 Liberty Road.

• Palestine precinct, Liberty Road Volunteer Fire Department at 1196 Liberty Road.

District 4

• Pine Ridge precinct, District 4 barn at 176 Foster Mound Road.

• Carpenter precinct, Rose Hill Baptist Church at 601 1/2 Madison St.

• Morgantown precinct, Morgantown School at 101 Cottage Home Drive.

• Northside precinct, Frazier School at 1445 George F. West Blvd.

District 5

• Washington precinct, New Hope Baptist Church at 417 Morgantown Road.

• Oakland precinct, Lovely Lane Methodist Church at 65 Morgantown Road.

• Airport precinct, airport firehouse at 424 Airport Road.

• Foster Mound precinct, District 5 Fire Station at 228 Foster Mound Road.

The ballot will include the Republican U.S. Senate runoff election between challenger Chris McDaniel and incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran and Democratic candidates for Mississippi’s Third Congressional District.

The Republican race was close, with McDaniel leading Cochran statewide by 1,386 votes. That was not a majority, so a runoff was scheduled. Thomas Carey was the third candidate in the primary and received about two percent of the votes.

Rep. Gregg Harper, (R) the incumbent congressman, defeated challenger Hardy Caraway in the first primary.

The two candidates in the Democratic runoff for Congress are Douglas MacArthur Magee and Dennis C. Quinn. The winner will face Harper in the November general election.

Voters who voted in a particular party in the June 3 election cannot cross party lines.

Those residents are required by law to vote in the party’s second primary election when they cast their ballot.

Those who did not vote in the first primary can vote in the second primary.

The voter will be required to choose in which party, Democratic or Republican, they wish to vote.