Contested races in Tuesday’s primary
Published 1:17 pm Monday, May 1, 2017
Lauderdale County
Meridian
Mayor: Percy Bland, Allen Shute
City Council
Ward 2: Nathaniel (Nate) Pringle, Jr., Tabbotha Adams-Jones and Tyrone Johnson.
There will be no primary election in Marion.
Newton County
Newton
Ward 1: Michael Hillie, Arthur Thompson
Ward 3: Eva McDonald, Eric McCalphia.
Ward 4: Ray Payne, Jesse Snow
Ward 5: Don Vares, Linda Wash.
Union
Mayor: Wayne Welch, Eddie Truhitt
There will be no primary elections in Decatur, Hickory or Chunky.
Neshoba County
Philadelphia
Mayor: James Young, Gloria C. Williamson
Board of Aldermen
Ward 2: Jim Fulton, Jackie B. Long.
Ward 3: Democratic primary: James Tatum, Bradford D. Smith; Republican primary: Leslie N. Collins and Ronnie Jenkins
Ward 4: Cecil Nichols, Dennis Davis, Cassie Henson, Clarence Houston and Jerry W. Smith
Clarke County
Quitman
Board of Aldermen
Ward 1: Joe Brooks and Vakerri Cooks
Stonewall
Mayor: Glenn Cook, Jimmy L. Smith
Shubuta
Mayor: Cleveland (Baba) Peebles, Everett Heidelberg and Charles Williams
There will be no primary election in Pachuta.
Kemper County
There will be no primary elections in DeKalb or Scooba.w