Primary run-off elections slated for Tuesday
The general election ballot will be set Tuesday following a pair of primary run-offs for Democratic U.S. Senate and Republican District 3 House of Representatives, but turnout is expected to be low.
Area voter turnout below 50 percent
Golden Triangle voter turnout was under 50 percent during Tuesday’s election.
Area voter turnout less than 20 percent
Mississippi’s primary election may have been a hot topic around the country, but that buzz didn’t translate into heaving turnout at the polls.
Hoping legislative defeats boost voter turnout
Flip sides of the same campaign-season coin, the Republican drive in Congress to repeal the nation’s health care law and the Democratic call to close the pay gap for women have much in common.
In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
America’s blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time, reflecting a deeply polarized presidential election in which blacks strongly supported Barack Obama while many whites stayed home.
Ballots fall in Miss., as GOP enthusiasm wanes
Who knew the enthusiasm gap was among Mississippi Republicans?
The number of Mississippi voters dropped from the 2008 presidential election by as much as 90,000 people, with Republican votes falling twice as much as Democratic ballots.
Wind Symphony organizers still seeking donations
Donations still are being sought to help fund the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, which entertained about 2,000 Saturday at the East Bank of the John C. Stennis Lock and Dam in Columbus.
Event organizers expected a larger crowd, but those who attended seemed to enjoy the show, despite the oppressive summer heat, which kept many away.