Voters across the Golden Triangle will head to the polls Tuesday to vote in party primaries and decide candidates for key congressional races.
In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Scott Colom, Albert R. Littell and Priscilla W. Till are on the ballot. Republican voters will choose between Sarah Adlakha and incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith.
For the 1st Congressional District, which includes Lowndes County, Clay County and parts of western Oktibbeha County, Democrats Kelvin Buck and Cliff Johnson are on the ballot for the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Trent Kelly runs unopposed in the Republican primary.
In the race for the 3rd Congressional District, which includes Noxubee County and most of Oktibbeha County, both Republican incumbent Michael Guest and Democrat Michael A. Chiaradio are running unopposed in their respective primaries for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Since mail-in and in-person absentee ballots were made available in January, Lowndes County has received 290 ballots, Oktibbeha County has received 303 ballots, Clay County has received 284 and Noxubee County has received 48 for primary elections.
Winners from Tuesday’s primaries will move on to the ballot for the Nov. 3 general election.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and all voters will need a photo ID to cast a ballot.
Voters can find their polling locations at sos.ms.gov/yall-vote.
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