Three Tallahatchie County school board seats and a state Senate seat will be up for grabs in Tuesday’s Nov. 4 general election.
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Any voter in line at 7 p.m. is legally entitled to cast a ballot.
In advance of Election Day, circuit clerk’s offices in Charleston and Sumner will be open from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, Nov. 1, to facilitate in-person absentee voting. All mail-in absentee ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 4.
Most of Tallahatchie County’s registered voters will have one race in common: A special election in state Senate District 24, the seat formerly held by longtime state Sen. David Jordan of Greenwood, who retired earlier this year.
Senate District 24 includes portions of Leflore, Panola and Tallahatchie counties.
In the running for the District 24 legislative seat are Curressia M. Brown of Greenwood, Jason Colquett of Schlater, Everette Hill of Como, Loretta McClee of Greenwood, Justin Pope of Pope and Georgio Proctor of Greenwood.
If no candidate receives at least 50% plus one vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a special election runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 2.
The winner will complete the remaining three years of Jordan’s unexpired term.
In addition to the state Senate special election, some Tallahatchie County voters will decide on regularly scheduled school board elections in East and West Tallahatchie school districts, and a special election for West Tallahatchie school board.
In Education District 5, a seat on the West Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees, incumbent Cora B. Hooper, 69, of Glendora, faces LaTrencia C.
“Precious” Bounds, 24, of Sharkey Road, Charleston.
In Education District 10, a position on the East Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees, incumbent Bryant A. Watson, 57, of Cascilla, is being challenged by Jerrerico Chambers, 36, of Oakland, and Carey Trey Gammill, 50, of Holcomb.
A special election will be held in Education District 4, a seat on the West Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees. Sharon Elaine Bailey, 59, and Rosie Mason Miller, 56, both of Webb, are in the running.
