Separately, two candidate forums are planned in upcoming weeks.
On Saturday, the Warren County Circuit Clerk’s Office will be open from 8 until noon.
The voter roll for the party primaries totaled 30,592, already 191 more people than last year’s general election for Congress.
Mail-in voter registrations, forms for which are available in the circuit clerk’s office, must be postmarked Saturday.
Voters will choose candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, secretary of agriculture and commissioner of insurance. District-level races for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Public Service Commission also will appear on the Warren County ballot.
Locally, five of seven offices elected countywide are contested, as well as all five seats on the Board of Supervisors and two of three seats representing Warren County in the Legislature.
Hear the candidates
Friday, Oct. 28
Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Blacks in Government and the Warren County chapter of the NAACP will sponsor a forum at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the circuit courtroom on the second floor of the Warren County Courthouse. All candidates in statewide, district and local races have been
invited.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
LeTourneau Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a forum at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the fire department at 1720 Redbone Road. All candidates for countywide offices and candidates for the District 4 supervisor’s seat have been invited.
Invitations have been sent to all statewide, district and local candidates for a forum Oct. 28 in the circuit courtroom on the second floor of Warren County Courthouse, said Gertrude Young, of the Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, one of three organizers of the event.
The forum begins at 6 p.m. Also sponsoring the forum are Blacks in Government and the Warren County chapter of the NAACP. Candidates will have about 2 1/2 minutes to answer questions submitted by those in attendance, Young said.
Sixteen candidates in countywide races and two running for supervisor in District 4 have been asked to participate in a forum at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at LeTourneau Volunteer Fire Department.
Candidates will be given 3 minutes to introduce themselves and have 3 minutes to answer questions from attendees, said Robert Pell of LeTourneau VFD.
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant faces Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree for governor. The winner succeeds Gov. Haley Barbour, who is term-limited. For lieutenant governor, State Treasurer Tate Reeves, a Republican, faces Reform Party candidates Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill and Lisa Barfield-McCarty.
Attorney General Jim Hood, the lone Democrat among the Mississippi’s eight statewide officeholders, faces Steve Simpson, former head of the Department of Public Safety.
Running to succeed Reeves are Republican Lynn Fitch, executive director of the state personnel board, Democrat Connie Moran, mayor of Ocean Springs, and Reform Party candidates Shawn O’Hara and Jon McCarty.
State Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Brookhaven, Democrat Joel Gill, mayor of Pickens, and Reform Party candidate Cathy Toole vie to succeed the retiring Lester Spell as commissioner of agriculture and commerce. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, a Republican, faces John Pannell of the Reform Party.
State Auditor Stacey Pickering faces Reform Party candidate Ashley Norwood. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney faces three candidates in November — former state representative Louis Fondren, a Democrat, and Reform Party candidates Willice Law-Jackson and Barbara Dale Washer.
In the Legislature, District 55 State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg, is opposed by Republican Sam Smith. The district covers central Vicksburg and northwest Warren County. District 56 Rep. Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, faces Democrat Jim Culberson. The district covers parts of four precincts in the northeastern part of the county. State Rep. Alex Monsour and State Sen. Briggs Hopson III, both Republicans, are unopposed this year.
In the race for District 1 supervisor, Republican John Arnold, 57, faces independents Reed Birdsong, 51, the county’s building permit officer, and Jerry Briggs, 34, chief of the Culkin Volunteer Fire Department. Arnold ousted three-term incumbent David McDonald in the primary runoff Aug. 23.
Other supervisor races include:
• District 2 Supervisor William Banks, 61, a Democrat, versus Republican Trey Smith III, 31, assistant chief of the Culkin Volunteer Fire Department, and independent De Reul, 60. Banks is seeking a second full term on the board.
• District 3 Supervisor Charles Selmon, 52, a Democrat, versus Vicksburg Warren School District Trustee James Stirgus Jr., 52, an independent. Selmon is seeking a fifth term on the board.
• District 4 Supervisor Bill Lauderdale, 64, an independent, versus Democrat Casey Fisher, 45, a minister and retired postal employee. Lauderdale is seeking a sixth, nonconsecutive term on the board.
• District 5 Supervisor Richard George, 62, an independent, versus independents J.W. Carroll, 64, a retired electrical contractor, Joe Wooley, 68, in his fourth bid for the office, and Ellis Tillotson, 56, a local farmer. George is seeking a fifth, nonconsecutive term on the board.
Countywide races in November are:
• Chancery clerk, where Republican Donna Farris Hardy, 57, faces Democrat Walter Osborne, 52, and independents Alecia Ashley, 36, and Gene Thompson, 70.
• Circuit clerk, where incumbent Shelly Ashley-Palmertree, 41, a Democrat, faces Republican David Sharp, 29, and independents Jan Hyland Daigre, 50, and Robert Terry, 55.
• Sheriff, where incumbent Martin Pace, 53, an independent, faces Democrat Bubba Comans, 56.
• Tax assessor, where Democrat Angela Brown, 42, faces Republican Mike Caruthers, 56, and independents Ben Luckett, 38, and Doug Tanner, 52.
• Tax collector, where incumbent Antonia Flaggs Jones, 40, a Democrat, faces Republican Patty Mekus, 45.
