Primary season will conclude next Tuesday, June 24 with the Republican runoff between Chris McDaniel and Sen. Thad Cochran.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. and absentee voting is available currently at the circuit clerk’s office. The office will also be open Saturday, June 21 from 8 a.m. until noon for absentee voting.
Those eligible to vote in the runoff are any who voted in the June 3 Republican primary or any registered voters who didn’t vote at all. Those who voted in the Democratic primary on June 3 cannot vote in the Republican runoff.
Tuesday’s runoff will be the last election until November when a number of other races will appear on the ballot.
There will be three judicial races on the ballot. Glenn Alderson, of Oxford, will seek re-election as chancery court judge. He is being challenged by Tina Scott of Vardaman and Carnelia Pettis Fondren of Oxford.
Bob Whitwell, of Oxford, who was appointed by Gov. Phil Bryant to complete the term of Chancery Judge Ed Roberts following his death, will run for election against challenger Helen Kennedy Robinson of Olive Branch.
Three are vying to fill the seat vacated by Circuit Judge Robert Elliott, of Ripley, who chose not to seek re-election. Candidates are Kelly Luther of New Albany, Shirley C. Byers of Holly Springs, and Kizer Jones of Holly Springs.
Circuit Judges Andrew Howorth and John Gregory are both unopposed.
Jimmy Maxwell, son of James and Bebe Maxwell of Derma, is unopposed in his race for re-election to the Court of Appeals.
The District Five position on the Calhoun County School Board, currently held by Whit Casey, will also be up for election. Qualifying for that race won’t begin until August.
