Incumbent Sheriff Eddie Scott easily managed to keep his position in a three-candidate Democratic primary on Tuesday.
Scott earned 3,152 votes (53.7%) to win outright without a runoff. Ramiez Willams’ received 1,739 votes (29.7%), while Cedric Sykes earned 973 (16.6%). No Republican ran in the race.
Scott, who has been sheriff since 2012, was the subject of an article by The New York Times and Mississippi Today which highlighted multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him from former inmates at the Clay County Jail as well as a former employee at the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.
The article was released on July 19, less than a month before the primary. It did not serve to prevent voters from reelecting Scott to a fourth term.
Incumbent Circuit Clerk Kim Brown Hood managed to stave off challenger Sawana Walker Bean by a margin of 3,338 to 2,463 in the Democratic primary.
Incumbent District 1 Supervisor Lynn Horton took a decisive victory over challenger Mike Duke by a margin of 812 to 289.
The District 2 Supervisor race saw Daryl Thomas come out on top over Bob Lummus 673 to 652. Thomas will face independent candidate Johnnie Collins in the general election on Nov. 7.
The District 3 Supervisor race will head to a runoff between R.B. Davis, 560, and Heath Donahoo 440. The runoff will be held on Aug. 29. The winner will face Republican Larry Smith in the general election.
The District 4 Supervisor race saw six candidates facing off for the Democratic nomination. Melvin Raines, 320, and Catina Brown, 314, will head to a runoff election.
Joe Chandler won the Democratic nomination for District 5 Supervisor over Jeremy Harpole by a margin of 756 to 410. He will face independent candidate Brad Williamson in the general election.
Incumbent Justice Court Judge Thomas Hampton was reelected over Clarissa Harris by a margin of 1,480 to 1,040.
The final contested race saw incumbent District 2 Constable Albert Lee win reelection over James McKee by a margin of 1,927 to 1,282.
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