A Tallahatchie County school board post and a U.S. House of Representatives seat hang in the balance of Tuesday’s Nov. 8 general election.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at all 21 voting precincts.
Only one challenged race will appear on every ballot in the county, as Republican Brian Flowers duels Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie G. Thompson in the 2nd Congressional District.
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In Education District 7, three Charleston residents are vying for a seat at the table of the East Tallahatchie School District Board of Trustees: Santrail Hunt-Kuykendall, 36; James Lewis “Honey” Johnson, 69; and Tawanda Smith Shannon, 48. One-term incumbent Tameka McIntyre, 38, did not seek reelection.
In another school board post on some local ballots, Education District 2 in the West Tallahatchie School District, incumbent Marvin F. George, 56, did not draw any opposition to his reelection bid and his name will appear alone on ballots within ED2.
Among several other unopposed races appearing on local ballots will be those for appeals, chancery and circuit court slots.
In state Chancery District 7, which covers Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Quitman, Tallahatchie and Tunica counties, incumbent chancery judges Willie J. Perkins Sr. of Greenwood (Place 2) and W.M. Sanders of Greenwood (Place 3) are unopposed for reelection.
In state Circuit District 17, encompassing DeSoto, Panola, Tallahatchie, Tate and Yalobusha counties, incumbent circuit judges Smith Murphey of Batesville (Place 1) and Jimmy McClure III of Sardis (Place 2) also do not have an opponent during this election cycle.
Jim M. Greenlee of Oxford is unopposed for reelection to his seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals, District 1, Position 1.
In a special election for district attorney in District 17, Jay Hale is unopposed to serve out the remaining year of the term to which longtime DA John Champion was reelected in 2019. Champion died Sept. 4 at the age of 61 after a long battle with cancer.
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On Saturday, Nov. 5, all circuit clerk offices in Mississippi, including those in Charleston and Sumner, will be open from 8 a.m. until noon to assist voters with in-person absentee balloting.
For more information on absentee voting, contact the circuit clerk’s office in Charleston at 662-647-8758 or in Sumner at 662-375-8515, or the secretary of state’s elections hotline at 1-800-829-6786 or website at https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting.
