On the ballot: Mississippi legislature
By Staff
Here is the list of candidates who have qualified with the Mississippi Democratic and Republican parties and the Mississippi Secretary of State's office to run for East Mississippi seats in the state House and Senate.
The list was obtained from the political parties' and the Secretary of State's Internet web sites. The Democratic Party Web site is www.msdemocrats.net. The Republican Party Web site is www.msgop.org. The Secretary of State's Web site is www.sos.state.ms.us.
Candidates who planned to run as Republicans, Democrats or independents faced a Saturday deadline to qualify. Party primaries are Aug. 5 and the general election is Nov. 4.
MISSISSIPPI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
District 27
Leake, Attala, Madison and Yazoo counties
Ferr Smith,
Democrat (incumbent)
District 42
Noxubee, Kemper and Lauderdale counties
Reecy L. Dickson,
Democrat (incumbent)
Janie R. Gregg,
Republican
District 43
Winston, Kemper and Noxubee counties
Douglas A. Lovorn,
Democrat
Robert J. "Bobby" Moody,
Democrat (incumbent)
Linda Marshall Triplett,
Democrat
Harvey Love Darden,
Independent
Kenny Ray Dempsey,
Republican
District 44
Neshoba County
C. Scott Bounds,
Democrat
Mike Eakes,
Democrat (incumbent)
Danny R. Petty,
Democrat
Kiah Hitt,
Republican
Kirk Morgan,
Republican
District 45
Leake, Neshoba and Scott counties
Bennett Malone,
Democrat (incumbent)
Clinton "Daygo" Brock,
Republican
District 75
Scott County
Tracy Arinder,
Democrat
Tom Miles,
Democrat
Henry D. Minor,
Democrat
Joe N. Bell,
Republican
L.G. "Greg" Sessums II,
Democrat
Frank M. Herring,
Republican
District 78
Newton, Neshoba and Scott counties
Billy R. Nicholson,
Democrat (incumbent)
Thomas O. "Tom" Edwards,
Republican
Shirley Jean Johnson,
Republican
District 80
Jones, Jasper and Clarke counties
Omeria McDonald Scott,
Democrat (incumbent)
Larry Eugene Thomas,
Democrat
District 81 (Lauderdale and Clarke counties)
Republican
Harold D. White,
Republican
District 82
Lauderdale County
Charles L. Young Sr.,
Democrat (incumbent)
District 83
Lauderdale and Clarke counties
Donald Price,
Democrat
Greg Snowden,
Republican (incumbent)
District 84
Clarke, Lauderdale, Jasper and Newton counties
Eric Robinson,
Republican (incumbent)
John S. Slay,
Republican
District 86
Wayne County
Samuel F. "Sam" Britton,
Democrat
Tom Kittrell,
Democrat
Joe Taylor,
Democrat (incumbent)
District 87
Jasper and Newton counties
Johnny W. Stringer,
Democrat (incumbent)
MISSISSIPPI SENATE
District 18
Neshoba, Leake and Winston counties
Gloria C. Williamson,
Democrat (incumbent)
Don Fulton,
Republican
Willie Jackson
Republican
District 31
Newton, Scott and Lauderdale counties
Jason Mangum,
Democrat
Luke Gibbon,
Independent
Terry C. Burton,
Republican (incumbent)
District 32
Kemper, Noxubee, Winston and Lauderdale counties
Sampson Jackson II,
Democrat (incumbent)
Willie Joe Coleman,
Republican
Johnny "John" White,
Republican
District 33
Clarke and Lauderdale counties
Gilford F. Dabbs III,
Independent
Videt Carmichael,
Republican (incumbent)
Brad Carter,
Republican
District 43
Wayne, Greene, George and Stone counties
Tommy Dickerson,
Republican (incumbent)
Billy Z. Gordon,
Democrat
Sherra Hillman Lane,
Democrat
James "Shannon" Walley,
Democrat
