OKTIBBEHA COUNTY — A new District 4 supervisor was elected in Tuesday’s primary election, while a handful of other races are shaping up for the general election.
Pattie Little bested Austin Check by a margin of 1,014 (55.6%) to 807 (44.4%) to claim the Republican primary for District 4 supervisor. No Democrat ran for that seat.
Little will replace Bricklee Miller, who is serving her second term and decided not to run for reelection.
“I am humbled and grateful to the incredible individuals of District 4 who have entrusted me with the honor of being their next county supervisor,” Little wrote in a text to The Dispatch. “I am looking forward to serving every individual and community to ensure Oktibbeha County continues to be the best place to work and live.”
Check offered his congratulations to Little and wished her the best on the board. He also thanked his supporters.
“I’m thankful to everybody that helped,” Check said. “… We knocked on, I’d say, 98% of the doors in the district, and those who didn’t answer, we left a door hanger. I don’t know what else we could have done.”
District 1 supervisor
Republicans Ben Carver and Ed Whitehurst look headed to a runoff.
Carver placed first in the four-candidate primary with 563 votes (47.2%), and Whitehurst followed with 384 (32.2%). Sammy Wade Jones and Greg Fulgham finished with 135 and 113 votes, respectively.
On the Democratic side, Eric Young beat Ronnie Clardy by a 340 (71.4%) to 139 (28.6%) margin to move on to the November general election.
The general election winner will replace John Montgomery, who is running for tax assessor/collector.
District 5 supervisor
Incumbent Joe Williams advanced past Walter James Stewart in the Democratic primary by a margin of 476 (68.8%) to 216 (32,2%). On the Republican side, Les Lindley beat Anthony Watt 411 (84%) to 78 (16%).
Other races
For District 3 justice court judge Brian Michael Lindner cruised to a 932 to 510 victory over Will McNeel in the Republican primary.
Lindner will face incumbent Democrat Marty Haug in the general election on Nov. 7.
A close District 1 constable race is headed to a runoff, with Republican Kenneth Watkins edging Joe Morse by a margin of 640 (36.7%) votes to 629 (36.1%). Shannon Williams placed third with 482 votes.
The runoff winner will face Democrat William Ford in the general election.
There are 146 affidavits left to process. Of those, 84 are Democrat and 62 are Republican.
Runoff elections will be Aug. 29.
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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