Voters go to polls for runoffs Tuesday

Published 12:16 am Tuesday, August 27, 2019

NATCHEZ — Voters statewide will go the polls today to cast ballots in party primary runoff elections to choose party candidates in local Adams County races and district and statewide races.

On the ballots today are races in which candidates in the Aug. 6 party primary races with three or more candidates did not 50% or more of the vote.

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Democratic Party runoffs include races for Adams County Circuit Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, District 5 Supervisor, Northern District Adams County Judge and Northern District Constable.

Republican runoffs include races for governor, attorney general and the district 37 state senate seat being vacated this year by Bod Dearing, D-Natchez.

Polls open at 7 a.m. today and close at 7 p.m.

Voters who voted in the Aug. 6 primary, can only vote in the runoff for the party they voted for in the Aug. 6 primary.

Registered voters who did not vote in the Aug. 6 primary can vote in either party runoff they choose today.

Below are the races that will be on Adams County’s Democratic Party ballots in today’s runoff races:

  • For Circuit Clerk, Eva Givens will face “Lady J” M. Johnson. The winner will face independent challengers Charlie Vess and Ricky Warren in the Nov. 5 general election.
  • For Adams County Prosecuting Attorney, Carmen Brooks Drake will face Lisa Chandler. The winner will take office as no independent or Republicans candidate ran for the office.
  • District 5 Adams County Supervisor Democratic Challenger Warren Gaines Sr. will face incumbent Democrat Calvin Butler. The winner will face independent challenger Lee Blanton and Republican Cleotha Marsaw in the Nov. 5 general election.
  • For Northern District Adams County Judge, Democratic Challenger Audrey B. Minor will face Eddie Jones. The winner will take the seat as no independent or Republican challengers ran for the office.
  • For Constable Northern District, incumbent Democrat Willie B. Jones will face challenger Deselle “Mody” Davis. The winner will take the seat since no independent or Republicans ran for the office.

Below are races that will be on Republican Party ballots in today’s runoffs:

  • For governor, Tate Reeves will face Bill Waller Jr. The winner will face Democratic nominee Jim Hood in the Nov. 5 general election.
  • For Attorney General, Lynn Fitch will face Andy Taggart. The winner will face Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the Nov. 5 general election.
  • For State Senate District 37 Morgan Halford Poore will face Melanie Sojourner. The winner will face Democratic nominee William Godfrey in the Nov. 5 general election.