Three Attala County races will be decided in a runoff election set for Aug. 29.
After the Aug. 8 primary, the Democratic candidate for District 5 supervisor will be decided between Brad Whittington and Galen Shumaker and the Republican candidate for the District 5 will also be decided in a runoff between Joshua Black and William “Bill” Roos.
Whittington received 48% of the vote, and Shumaker received 30%. Black received 40% of the vote, and Roos received 32% of the vote.
The winners of the District 5 runoffs will face Independent candidate Van D. Cain on Nov. 7 in the general election.
The District 3 supervisor Republican candidate will be decided in a runoff race between Terry Crawford and Trent K. Fleming. Crawford received 45% of the vote, and Fleming received 35% of the vote.
The District 3 incumbent Steven Goss ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Goss and the winner of the Republican runoff will face Independent candidate Henry Coats in the general election.
Some of the races decided in the primary because the candidate will be running unopposed in the general election include:
Coroner
Sam Bell has been reelected Attala County coroner.
Chancery Clerk
Taylor Casey, who ran unopposed, will continue to serve Attala County as chancery clerk.
County Attorney
Doug Crosby, who ran unopposed, will continue to serve as county attorney.
District 2 Supervisor
Billy Joe Coffee has been reelected District 2 supervisor.
District 4 Supervisor
Willie C.R. Perteet has been reelected District 4 supervisor.
Justice Court Judge West
The incumbent Rosie Massey Sample has been reelected to serve as Justice Court judge.
Constable West
Leroy Wise Jr. was elected Constable West.
One of the biggest races on the Nov. 7 ballot will be for Attala County sheriff.
Herbert Dew won the Democratic primary with 51% of the vote. Republican Curtis Pope was unopposed. Dew and Pope with be on the Nov. 7 ballot along with Independents Rob Rushton and Scott Walters.
For the seat of Attala County circuit clerk, Tim Pinkard won the Republican primary with 71% of the vote. In the general election, Pinkard will face incumbent Lula Thompson, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
In the District 1 supervisor race, Stennis Thompson won the Democratic primary with 65% of the vote, and Jesse M. Crosby Jr. ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The two will be on the Nov. 7 ballot with Independent candidates Robert M. Ellis and Stacy Robinson.
Bob Jordan ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for Justice Court Judge East. He will face Shane Cook, who is running as an Independent candidate.
For Constable East, Greg Culpepper won with 57% of the vote in the Republican primary, and Daniel Ray won with 70% of the vote in the Democratic primary. They will face each other on the ballot on Nov. 7.
Out of the 11,109 active voters in Attala County, 4,843 voted in the primary — about 44% voter turnout. There were 2,681 Democrat ballots cast, and 2,162 Republican ballots cast.
State Rep. Jason White, who is running unopposed in the general election, won the Republican primary race for State House District 48, with 80% of the vote.
Mississippi Today reported last week that White, who is the current House pro-tem and a three-term legislator, is “viewed as the likely successor to Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, who is not seeking reelection. No other candidate has emerged as a likely competitor to White for the post of speaker.”
