Mississippians will go to the polls next week to cast ballots in party primaries.
The Democratic and Republican party primaries in the 2019 elections will be Aug. 6, with polls scheduled to be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m that Tuesdy.
Voters must show a photo ID such as driver’s license, ID issued by the state of Mississippi, firearms license or student photo ID.
Voters are reminded that unopposed local candidates for county and county-district offices will be on the ballot in the November general election. Sample ballots accompany this article on page 4B.
Voters on Aug. 6 must decide whether they will vote in either the Democratic or Republican primary. Mississippi voters are not registered by party but in any and all primary elections, they must choose to vote as either Democrat or Republican. Also, whichever party primary you vote in on Aug. 6, you have to vote in the same party primary on the Aug. 27 run-offs.
Absentee voting is now available through noon Aug. 1 at the circuit clerk’s office.
Registered voters can miss the Aug. 6 primary election and still vote in the run-off on Aug. 27. And, of course, in the Nov. 3 general election, a voter can vote for any candidate regardless of party affiliation. The winner of the Democratic primary will face the winner of the Republican primary in November. Several races will be decided in August since no competitor in the November election. Independent candidates will not be on the ballot until November.
Anyone who missed the voter registration deadline (July 8) for the Aug. 6 primaries may still register in order to vote in the Aug. 27 runoff primaries. One must register by 5 p.m. Monday, July 29.
Sample official Election Ballots
Aug. 6 Party Primaries
State of Mississippi
Choctaw County
Republican Primary
Governor
Robert Foster
Tate Reeves
Bill Waller Jr.
Lieutenant Governor
Delbert Hosemann
Shane Quick
Secretary of State
Sam Britton
Micheal Watson
Attorney General
Mark Baker
Lynn Fitch
Andy Taggart
State Auditor
Shad White
State Treasurer
Eugene S. ‘Buck’ Clarke
David McRae
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Andy Gipson
Commissioner of Insurance
Mike Chaney
Transportation Commissioner
Northern District
Trey Bowman
John Caldwell
E. A. Hathcock
Jeremy A. Martin
Geoffrey Yoste
State Senate 15
Gary Jackson
State House of Rep 35
Joey Hood
William “Billy” Tabb
Chancery Clerk
Kenny King
Circuit Clerk
Amy Burdine
Sherriff
Kevin Conell
Supervisor 01
Warren Miles
Supervisor 02
Greg Fondren
Paul ‘Stacey” Johnson
Robin U. Woods
Supervisor 03
Chris McIntire
Supervisor 04
Bobby Burton
Supervisor 05
Mark Bruce
Eric. B Chambers
Justice Court Judge Post 1
Phillip Smith
Constable Post 01
Justin L. Gates
Thomas Harold Raybourn
Democratic Primary
Governor
Micheal Brown
William Bond Compton Jr.
Jim Hood
Robert J. Ray
Robert Shuler Smith
Gregory Wash
Velesha P. Williams
Albert Wilson
Lieutenant Governor
Jay Hughes
Secretary of State
Johnny DuPree
Maryra Hodges Hunt
Attorney General
Jennifer Riley Collins
Treasurer
Addie Lee Green
Commissioner of Agriculture
And Commerce
Rickey L. Cole
Commissioner of Insurance
Robert E. Amos
Public Service Commissioner
Northern District
Brandon Presley
Transportation Commissioner
Northern District
Joe T. ‘Joey’ Grist
District Attorney 05
Doug Evans
Chancery Clerk
Steve Montgomery
Coroner
Keith Coleman
Sheriff
Brandon Busby
Doug McHan
Tax Assessor Collector
Lori Power Kerr
Supervisor 01
Larry Jobe
Joey Stephenson
Supervisor 02
Robert ‘Bobby’ Bright
Henry L. Brown
Supervisor 03
Mitch Weeks
Supervisor 04
Antonius ‘Tony’ Kimbrough
John Avery Shumaker
Ryan Hunter Vowell
Supervisor 05
Charlie B. Edwards
William D. ‘Bill’ Peden
Justice Court Judge Post 1
William A. Andy Stephenson
Justice Court Judge Post 2
Jan Hutchinson
Teresa Weeks
Constable Post 02
Roy Dun Carter
Christopher R. Coleman
