Winston County saw just over 8000 voters turn out to the polls to vote in the General Election on Tuesday, November 5. The General Election did feature the presidential race, but there were several local offices on the ballot as well. The District Two School Board seat, held previously by Bert Jones, was in play between candidates Ryan Strickland and Cynthia ìReneeî Parkes Jones. Mrs. Jones won the seat with a total of 1,228 votes; Strickland won 629 votes. 1,938 individuals in District Two participated in the vote. In the United States Senate race, Roger Wicker saw a challenge from businessman Ty Pinkins. Wicker retained the seat by a vote of 4,908 to Pinkinsí 3,405 votes. In the 3rd Congressional District, incumbent Michael Guest ran uncontested. He received 6,803 votes. There were 241 write-in votes cast across the county. On the ballot also were multiple Mississippi Supreme Court Justices. In District 3, Position 1, Robert P. ìBobbyî Chamberlin ran uncontested and won 6,941 votes. In District 3, Position 2, Jimmy Maxwell won 6,904 votes. In the Court of Appeals District 3, Position 1 Jack Wilson won 6,899 votes. There were write-in votes for each of these positions. Multiple election commissioners were also on the ballot. District 1, District 3, and District 5 were all on the ballot in uncontested races. Tracy McCully will remain the District 1 Election Commissioner, Dean Miller will remain the District 3 Election Commissioner, and Judy Lovorn, who has been working in place of the previous commissioner who retired in December, was also uncontested and will continue in the position. Winston Countians also cast their vote for the president. While Donald Trump (R) and Kamala Harris (D) were the most widely known candidates on the ballot Tuesday, nine choices were presented for the race. Donald Trump carried Winston County with a total of 4,892 votes while Kamala Harris won 3,362 votes. Green Party Candidate Jill Stein won 11 votes; Libertarian Party Candidate Chase Oliver won 8 votes. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who had withdrawn from the race earlier this year to endorse Trump, won 31 votes in Winston County. Other parties on the ballot won less than ten votes, and there were 9 writein candidates. Again, these totals are unofficial and a summary of the count on Wednesday, November 6 prior to press time. These totals will be made official upon a meeting of the election commissioners on Wednesday.
