Voters return to polls today for legislative runoffs
When the final tally came in from the special election for District 37 House of Representatives, Lynn Wright had finished tantalizingly close to winning the seat outright, falling just 47 votes of a majority in the three-candidate race. Instead, he’s meeting David Chism in a runoff today.
Lowndes sheriff runoff set for Tuesday
Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday for a Republican runoff that features the Lowndes County sheriff’s race.
Analysis: Runoff candidates need to keep voters motivated
Mississippi candidates working toward Aug. 27 party primary runoffs have two important tasks: keep the base motivated and find new voters.
Absentee totals indicate strong runoff turnout
Despite an abbreviated window for absentee voting for Tuesday’s general election runoff, the number of absentee voters who have cast ballots suggests a good turnout.
Mississippi runoffs: 1 could be polite, the other combative
The Republican and Democratic campaigns heading into the June 26 runoffs for Congress and Senate are likely to have sharply contrasting tones.
Runoffs set for Tuesday
Runoffs are set for Tuesday for races in Columbus, Starkville and West Point.
Two Oktibbeha County Justice Court races move to runoff
Two Oktibbeha County democratic races look to be heading to runoffs after Tuesday’s primary elections.
Our View: Dark horses move to front of the pack
Locally, the primary election cycle has been as predictable as local elections can be.
But there were exceptions. In the Lowndes County school superintendent’s race, a seemingly dark-horse candidate trounced a central office insider.
Republican candidates not in the Oktibbeha primary prepare for November
STARKVILLE — While eight Democratic election candidates in Oktibbeha County had to campaign for two primary cycles, their Republican counterparts breathed easy knowing they’d clinched a spot in November.
Runnoff candidates urge voters to return to polls
STARKVILLE — For runoff candidates in Oktibbeha County, much of their campaigning over the last three weeks has centered around getting voters to show up and vote for them again.
Low turnout expected for primary runoffs
In Lowndes and Oktibbeha counties, just more than a third of the voters cast ballots in the Aug. 2 primaries. Clay County boasted more than half of its registered voters turning out to the polls.
But this Tuesday likely will be a different story.
Clay boasts largest voter turnout in Tuesday primary elections
Of Golden Triangle counties, Clay had the largest percent of voters head to the polls for the primaries.