The general election is almost a month away, and will be held on Tuesday November 6.
Citizens wishing to participate in this election still have time to register to vote by the deadline of Monday October 8 at 5:30 p.m. The circuit clerk’s office will be open this Saturday, October 6, from 8 a.m. until 12 noon to allow extra opportunity for citizens to register. Voter registration applications are also available to be printed online at the Secretary of State’s website. These forms must be mailed to the Simpson County Circuit Clerk’s office, and cannot be post marked later than October 9. The application is all that’s needed to register.
Several races will be on the General election ballot, and some races will be restricted to certain districts and precincts.
The following races will be featured on the ballot. For United States Senate, David Baria (Democrat), Roger Wicker (Republican), Danny Bedwell (Libertarian), and Shawn O’Hara (Reform) will face each other.
The ballot will also feature a special election for the remaining Senate seat which was vacated earlier this year by Thad Cochran. Tobey Bernard Bartee, Mike Espy, Cindy Hyde-Smith, and Chris McDaniel are the featured candidates. The US House of Representatives 3rd Congressional District race will see Democratic candidate Michael Ted Evans, Republican candidate Michael Guest, and Reform candidate Matthew Holland face off.
Nonpartisan judicial elections will also be on the ballot. David M. Ishee will be running unopposed for Southern District Supreme Court District 2 Position 1, and Gerald M. Martin will also be running unopposed for Chancery Court Judge District 13 Place 2.
Chancery Court Judge District 13 Place 1, will be a race between John Alan Buffington and James Davis Shoemake.
Byron Carter, David McCarty, and Jeff Weill will be seeking votes for Court of Appeals District 4 Position 2.
Eddie Bowen is running unopposed for the position of Circuit Court Judge District 13 Place 1, and Stanley Sorey is running unopposed for Circuit Court Judge Place 2.
Citizens voting in District 2, District 4, Pearl, Harrisville, and Fork Church precincts will be voting for Justice Court Judge Post 2 and Constable Post 2. Candidates for Justice Court Judge include Tracey Brown, Lorie King, and Charles Savell. Candidates for Constable Post 2 will be Dusty Drennan, Joe D. Garner, Christopher R. Jones, and Joe D. Purser.
Seats on the school board will also be open. School Board District 2, District 3, and District 4 will all be voted on in November. Candidates for School Board District 2 will be Patrice F. Boykin, Sandrena Durr, and Robert Gene Everett. Those seeking District 3 will be Danny O. Cowart, Randall ‘Randy’ Morrow, and Deborah Skiffer Talton. District 4 candidates will be Stanley Bulger, Chris R. May, and John McDonald.
Donna Magee will run unopposed for Election Commissioner of District 3.
The election will be held on November 6, and everyone eligible is encouraged to get out and vote.
Voter participation is still on a downward trend in Simpson County even though it has become increasingly convenient to vote. Absentee and affidavit voting is available.
