Unofficial Statewide and Hinds County Primary Winners | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS

Unofficial Statewide and Hinds County Primary Winners

Here is the list of unofficial winners in yesterday's statewide primaries:

— GOVERNOR: First-term Republican incumbent Phil Bryant beat Mitch Young, a Navy veteran. Three candidates are in the Democratic primary: Robert Gray, a Jackson truck driver, finished in first place; Dr. Valerie Adream Smartt Short of Ridgeland, an obstetrician-gynecologist and military veteran; and Vicki Slater of Madison, an attorney.

— LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: First-term Republican incumbent Tate Reeves defeated Alisha Nelson McElhenney, who lives in Moss Point and teaches in Alabama. Tim Johnson of Madison, who served as a Republican state senator from 1996 to 2004 and switched to the Democratic Party this year to run for lieutenant governor, won against Jelani Barr, a Greenwood bookkeeper.

— TREASURER: First-term Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch defeated David McRae, a Ridgeland attorney.

— AUDITOR: Second-term Republican incumbent Stacey Pickering was challenged by longtime Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler but held her off. Democrat Joce Pritchett was unopposed in the primary.

— INSURANCE COMMISSIONER: Second-term Republican incumbent Mike Chaney was unsuccessfully challenged by body shop owner John Mosley of Clinton.

Regional primaries:

— PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL DISTRICT: Tony Greer of Clinton beat Brent Bailey of Canton. Cecil Brown of Jackson and Bruce Wilder Burton compete in the Democratic primary.

— TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL DISTRICT: Mary Coleman of Jackson won over Natasha Magee-Woods of Madison and Robert Amos of Jackson.

Here's the breakdown for Hinds County:

PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 113). . . . . 113 100.00

REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 0

REGISTERED VOTERS - DEMOCRATIC PARTY . 0

REGISTERED VOTERS - REPUBLICAN PARTY . 0

BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 43,987

BALLOTS CAST - DEMOCRATIC PARTY . . . 34,250 77.86

BALLOTS CAST - REPUBLICAN PARTY . . . 9,737 22.14

BALLOTS CAST - NONPARTISAN. . . . . 0

BALLOTS CAST - BLANK. . . . . . . 162 .37

  • (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) *

GOVERNOR

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Robert Gray. . . . . . . . . . 9,680 31.19

Valerie Adream Smartt Short . . . . 7,572 24.40

Vicki Slater . . . . . . . . . 13,337 42.97

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 449 1.45

Total . . . . . . . . . 31,038

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Jelani Barr. . . . . . . . . . 8,971 30.37

Tim Johnson. . . . . . . . . . 20,570 69.63

Total . . . . . . . . . 29,541

TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Robert Amos. . . . . . . . . . 8,725 28.18

Mary H. Coleman . . . . . . . . 17,501 56.52

Natasha Magee-Woods . . . . . . . 4,364 14.09

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 374 1.21

Total . . . . . . . . . 30,964

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Cecil Brown. . . . . . . . . . 24,538 79.24

Bruce Wilder Burton . . . . . . . 6,215 20.07

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 213 .69

Total . . . . . . . . . 30,966

DISTRICT ATTORNEY DIST 7

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Stanley Alexander. . . . . . . . 9,148 28.21

Robert Shuler Smith . . . . . . . 23,075 71.16

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 204 .63

Total . . . . . . . . . 32,427

SENATE DISTRICT 26

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 16 OF 16 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

John Horhn . . . . . . . . . . 5,586 73.83

Stephen Thompson . . . . . . . . 1,944 25.69

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 36 .48

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,566

SENATE DISTRICT 29

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 25 OF 25 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

David Blount . . . . . . . . . 6,424 82.87

Eclecius L. Franklin. . . . . . . 427 5.51

Kathryn Michell Orey Perry. . . . . 811 10.46

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 90 1.16

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,752

SENATE DISTRICT 36

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 11 OF 11 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Albert Butler . . . . . . . . . 1,030 73.21

Elvis E. Colenberg, Sr.. . . . . . 171 12.15

Jeffery Harness . . . . . . . . 159 11.30

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 47 3.34

Total . . . . . . . . . 1,407

HOUSE DISTRICT 63

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 12 OF 12 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Deborah Butler Dixon. . . . . . . 1,488 47.86

Machelle Shelby Kyles . . . . . . 1,596 51.33

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 25 .80

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,109

HOUSE DISTRICT 65

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 11 OF 11 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Christopher M. Bell . . . . . . . 1,593 49.41

Arquillas Coleman. . . . . . . . 786 24.38

James Covington . . . . . . . . 819 25.40

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 26 .81

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,224

HOUSE DISTRICT 66

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Jarvis Dortch . . . . . . . . . 2,145 62.26

Brad Oberhousen . . . . . . . . 1,270 36.87

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 30 .87

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,445

HOUSE DISTRICT 68

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 12 OF 12 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Credell Calhoun . . . . . . . . 1,783 69.89

Kenneth Shearrill. . . . . . . . 748 29.32

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 20 .78

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,551

HOUSE DISTRICT 69

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 12 OF 12 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Alyce Griffin Clarke. . . . . . . 1,752 75.03

Plavise 'Patty' Patterson . . . . . 563 24.11

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 20 .86

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,335

HOUSE DISTRICT 70

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 18 OF 18 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Samuel Lee Begley. . . . . . . . 1,097 32.27

Tammy Cotton . . . . . . . . . 952 28.01

Kathy Sykes. . . . . . . . . . 1,320 38.83

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 30 .88

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,399

HOUSE DISTRICT 72

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 6 OF 6 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Kimberly L. Campbell. . . . . . . 2,655 88.56

Corinthian Sanders . . . . . . . 329 10.97

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .47

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,998

CHANCERY CLERK HINDS

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Eddie Jean Carr . . . . . . . . 23,727 74.78

Stephanie McKenzie Foster . . . . . 7,804 24.60

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 199 .63

Total . . . . . . . . . 31,730

CIRCUIT CLERK HINDS

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Vikki Dillon-Mumford. . . . . . . 8,495 26.11

Cedric Morgan . . . . . . . . . 2,996 9.21

Zack Wallace . . . . . . . . . 20,694 63.59

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 356 1.09

Total . . . . . . . . . 32,541

SHERIFF HINDS

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Tyrone L. Lewis . . . . . . . . 14,534 43.55

Victor P. Mason . . . . . . . . 17,226 51.61 Anthony P. Thomas. . . . . . . . 1,272 3.81

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 344 1.03

Total . . . . . . . . . 33,376

TAX COLLECTOR HINDS

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Santore' D. Bracey . . . . . . . 6,622 20.30

Eddie J. Fair . . . . . . . . . 25,813 79.13

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 187 .57

Total . . . . . . . . . 32,622

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 20 OF 20 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Robert Graham . . . . . . . . . 5,763 74.13

Vallena J. Greer . . . . . . . . 1,147 14.75

Albert Wilson . . . . . . . . . 795 10.23

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 69 .89

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,774

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 2

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 29 OF 29 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

David L. Archie . . . . . . . . 3,182 39.77

Alphonso Hunter . . . . . . . . 1,362 17.02

Darrel McQuirter . . . . . . . . 3,368 42.09

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 90 1.12

Total . . . . . . . . . 8,002

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 3

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 24 OF 24 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Silas Bolden, Jr.. . . . . . . . 810 13.11

Peggy Hobson Calhoun. . . . . . . 4,158 67.31

Jeff Stallworth . . . . . . . . 1,141 18.47

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 68 1.10

Total . . . . . . . . . 6,177

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

James "Lap" Baker. . . . . . . . 2,176 46.04

Vern O. Gavin . . . . . . . . . 2,494 52.77

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 56 1.18

Total . . . . . . . . . 4,726

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 27 OF 27 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Keith Cameron . . . . . . . . . 296 5.18

Henry D. Fuller . . . . . . . . 470 8.22

Henry Grigsby . . . . . . . . . 233 4.07

William Billy Halcomb . . . . . . 473 8.27

Connie E. Little . . . . . . . . 841 14.71

Bobby McGowan . . . . . . . . . 1,394 24.38

Eric Stringfellow. . . . . . . . 1,760 30.78

George S. Welch . . . . . . . . 214 3.74

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 37 .65

Total . . . . . . . . . 5,718

CONSTABLE DISTRICT 1

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 20 OF 20 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Jerry Moore. . . . . . . . . . 4,902 65.81

Lee Van Young, Sr. . . . . . . . 2,507 33.66

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 40 .54

Total . . . . . . . . . 7,449

CONSTABLE DISTRICT 3

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 24 OF 24 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Joe Coleman. . . . . . . . . . 2,055 33.82

Lawrence Funchess. . . . . . . . 3,455 56.85

Lonnie Gene Holmes, Jr.. . . . . . 498 8.19

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 69 1.14

Total . . . . . . . . . 6,077

CONSTABLE DISTRICT 4

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Lawrence Duncan . . . . . . . . 1,853 38.68

Leon Seals . . . . . . . . . . 2,896 60.45

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 42 .88

Total . . . . . . . . . 4,791

  • (REPUBLICAN PARTY) *

GOVERNOR

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Phil Bryant. . . . . . . . . . 8,453 89.11

Mitch Young. . . . . . . . . . 855 9.01

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 178 1.88

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,486

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Alisha Nelson McElhenney . . . . . 1,167 12.57

Tate Reeves. . . . . . . . . . 8,118 87.43

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,285

STATE AUDITOR

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Mary Hawkins Butler . . . . . . . 2,679 28.38

Stacey E. Pickering . . . . . . . 6,582 69.72

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 180 1.91

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,441

STATE TREASURER

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Lynn Fitch . . . . . . . . . . 5,546 58.79

David McRae. . . . . . . . . . 3,713 39.36

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 174 1.84

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,433

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Mike Chaney. . . . . . . . . . 5,333 56.71

John Mosley. . . . . . . . . . 3,899 41.46

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 172 1.83

Total . . . . . . . . . 9,404

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 113 OF 113 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Brent Bailey . . . . . . . . . 3,013 33.90

Tony Greer . . . . . . . . . . 5,694 64.06

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 181 2.04

Total . . . . . . . . . 8,888

SENATE DISTRICT 25

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 9 OF 9 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Bill Billingsley . . . . . . . . 450 21.78

William F. 'Will' Longwitz. . . . . 1,602 77.54

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .68

Total . . . . . . . . . 2,066

SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4

(VOTE FOR) 1

(WITH 15 OF 15 PRECINCTS COUNTED)

Mike Maldonado. . . . . . . . . 674 20.31

Mike Morgan. . . . . . . . . . 2,600 78.36

WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 44 1.33

Total . . . . . . . . . 3,318

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