Mississippians will head to the polls March 10 to vote in primary elections that include candidates for president.
Democrats will choose from 10 candidates to face the Republican nominee for president in the November general election.
Mississippi voters will also vote for candidates in the state's four U.S. Congressional districts and in a U.S. Senate race.
The Mississippi Primary, takes place on Tuesday, March 10, and absentee balloting is currently underway. Voters can get absentee ballots at the Winston County Circuit Clerk’s office.
Circuit Clerk Kim Ming noted that her office will be open on the two Saturdays before the primary, February 29 and March 7, until noon for absentee voting which is already underway.
March 7 will be the last day to vote in person at the Circuit Clerk’s office, and March 9 is the cut-off for mail-in ballots.
The following contests will be on the March 10 primary ballot for Choctaw County:
DEMOCRAT candidates:
U.S. President:
• Joseph R. Biden
• Michael R. Bloomberg
• Pete Buttigieg (dropped out, still on ballot)
• Tulsi Gabbard
• Amy Klobuchar (dropped out, still on ballot)
• Deval Patrick
• Bernie Sanders
• Tom Steyer (dropped out, still on ballot)
• Elizabeth Warren
• Andrew Yang (dropped out, still on ballot)
U.S. Senate
• Tobey Bernard Bartee
• Jensen Bohren
• Mike Espy
U.S. House of Representatives,
District 1
• Antonia Eliason
REPUBLICAN candidates:
U.S. President:
• Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente
• Donald J. Trump
• Bill Weld
U.S. Senate:
• Cindy Hyde-Smith
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
• Trent Kelly
