Caledonia mayor’s race too close to call
While the town of Caledonia has chosen four members of its board of aldermen, the mayor’s race and the final alderman’s position are still too close to call.
Caledonia candidates make final push
Less than 24 hours before today’s Caledonia municipal elections, not all the hay was in the barn, said the two men vying for mayor.
Mayor, three council seats on the line Tuesday
The city government of Columbus will have at least one new face when the next four-year cycle begins on July 1 after Frederick Jackson defeated incumbent Marty Turner in the Ward 4 Democratic primary runoff on May 16.
Four alderman seats on the line Tuesday
Starkville voters will take to the polls Tuesday and decide four competitive ward races.
Camp edges Carver in Ward 1 primary
Starkville Planning and Zoning Commissioner Jason Camp held on for a one-vote victory over Ward 1 Alderman Ben Carver in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Robinson wins re-election in West Point
Democrat Robbie Robinson cruised to a primary victory to secure his second term as mayor.
Voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primaries
Voters in Columbus, Starkville and West Point will head to the polls for municipal election party primaries today.
Mainstream politics shut out as Le Pen, Macron win in France
French voters shut out the political mainstream from the presidency for the first time in modern history, and on Monday found themselves being courted for the runoff election between populist Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Senate hearing to focus on Russian disinformation tactics
Some tactics Russia used to meddle in last year’s presidential election would give shivers to anyone who believes in American democracy, the Senate intelligence committee’s top Democrat says.
Brady led pack in North Miss. election fundraising
Columbus attorney John Brady’s campaign raised nearly $240,000 in his unsuccessful bid for a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court, according to documents filed with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office.
Judicial race runoffs set for Tuesday
Voters will decide the winners in two judicial race runoff elections Tuesday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Steve Chapman: A ‘change election’? Just the opposite
Was this a “change election”? Donald Trump’s victory is widely attributed to the public’s thirst for something new, which he represented and Hillary Clinton didn’t.
No holiday for political talk, social media posts suggest
As Americans feasted on turkey Thursday during the nation’s first major post-election holiday, some took to social media to describe the political gloating, loathing and subject avoiding they experienced around the Thanksgiving table.
Brown, incumbent election commissioners hold onto vote leads
Election night leads for school board candidate John Brown and incumbent Oktibbeha County Election Commissioners Myles Carpenter and Greg Fulgham solidified into victories on Monday as processed absentee and affidavit ballots did not significantly impact their respective vote margins.
Rex Huppke: In election’s aftermath, let’s remember: We are all Americans
For all the blathering nonsense that cable news networks have dumped on Americans during this brain-atrophying presidential campaign, there are only three words that mattered.
Obama, Trump and the ‘zigzag’ nation
One country, two tribes, the United States elected in turn Barack Obama, then a president as opposite to him as can be.
Election coverage an unexpected thrill ride on TV
Donald Trump’s stunning victory against Hillary Clinton in the presidential election Tuesday was a final twist in a made-for TV thrill ride — and a stern lesson to journalists to avoid leaping to conclusions.
Supreme Court race heads to runoff
Bobby Chamberlin and John Brady are heading to a Nov. 29 runoff for a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Brown, election commission incumbents take leads into today
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District Board of Trustees candidate John Brown, District 1 Election Commissioner Greg Fulgham and District 3 Election Commissioner Myles Carpenter appear to be on the path to victory after Tuesday’s General Election.
Republicans keep Senate control
Republicans held onto their slim Senate majority, a stinging blow to Democrats in a night full of them.