More local candidates put their hats in ring

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 7, 2015

NATCHEZ — At the close of day two of qualifying for the 2015 elections, two county supervisors have a challenger and two candidates have thrown their hat into the race for chancery clerk, which has no incumbent.

Qualifying ends at 5 p.m. Feb. 27.

Races on Adams County’s local ballot include the seats for the board of supervisors, circuit and chancery clerk, sheriff, justice court judges, coroner, tax assessor, tax collector, constables and county attorney.

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Those who qualified Tuesday include:

-For chancery clerk, Brandi Lewis (D)

-For district 1 supervisor, Wes Middleton (D)

-For southern district constable Matthew Freeman (D) and Adam Kirk (D)

Those who qualified to run Monday include:

-For sheriff, Randy Freeman (D) and Travis Lamont Patten (D). Sheriff Chuck Mayfield has not qualified but has previously stated his intentions to run for re-election.

-For chancery clerk, Joe Murray

-For circuit clerk, Edward C. “Eddie” Walker

-For district 1 supervisor, Charles Michael “Mike” Lazarus (D)

-For district 3 supervisor, Angela Hutchins (D) and Wilbert Whittley (D)

-For district 4 supervisor, James “Ricky” Gray. Gray is a sitting Natchez city alderman.

-For district 5 supervisor, Calvin Butler (D)

-For coroner, Jeremy Fakes (D) and James Lee (D)

-For tax collector, Peter T. Burns Jr.

-For tax assessor, Reynolds Atkins Sr.

-For southern district constable, Bo Stevens (D)

-For county prosecuting attorney, Barret Martin (D)

-For justice court judge, Charles L. “Charlie” Vess (non-partisan)

Two long-time local politicians, Board of Supervisors President and District 4 Supervisor Darryl Grennell and Chancery Clerk Tommy O’Beirne, have announced they will not seek re-election.

District 98 Rep. Robert Johnson, D — Natchez, announced Tuesday he had qualified to run again for his state House seat. District 96 Rep. Angela Cockerham, D — Magnolia, qualified for her seat Monday.

For a full candidate qualifying guide from the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office, go to 1.usa.gov/1HBbdMg.

The primary election will be Aug. 4, with primary runoffs — if needed — following Aug. 25 and a general election Nov. 3 that will include statewide offices on the ballot.