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House race lures four Coast candidates — for now

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:54:53 +0000

MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — It looks like there’s going to be a four-candidate race May 28 for the state House of Representatives District 95 seat. The deadline to qualify for the special election to fill the seat held by the late Rep. Jessica Upshaw was yesterday, a state holiday. A spokeswoman with the Secretary of [...]

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Mayoral candidate’s appeal denied due to felony

Associated Press — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 12:05:13 +0000

VICKSBURG — David Day’s name has been restored to the ballot for mayor by the Vicksburg Municipal Democratic Executive Committee. The Vicksburg Post reports the committee denied the appeal of Lester R. Smith and put off a decision on Linda Fondren’s appeal. The committee earlier had removed all three names from the Vicksburg mayoral primary [...]

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FBI monitoring investigation of mayoral candidate’s murder

Associated Press — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:23:52 +0000

CLARKSDALE — The FBI says it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi, but the agency didn’t indicate it had opened its own investigation. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson asked Tuesday for the FBI to “review the circumstances and evidence” in the slaying of Marco McMillian, [...]

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Six candidates certified for election to fill Gibbs’ seat

Associated Press — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:04:14 +0000

JACKSON — Six candidates have been certified by the State Election Commission to run in a March 12 special election to fill a seat in the Mississippi House. House District 36 encompasses parts of Clay, Lowndes and Monroe counties. The seat was left vacant by the Jan. 13 death of Democratic Rep. David Gibbs, who [...]

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Justice Department gives OK to redistricting plan

Associated Press — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:37:17 +0000

JACKSON — The Department of Justice has pre-cleared the city of Jackson’s redistricting plan, clearing the way for City Council members to run under new ward lines in 2013. The Clarion-Ledger reports the new lines keep roughly the same structure as the old, with each ward seeing minor changes to account for a shrinking city [...]

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Four candidates will run for vacant seat in Legislature

Associated Press — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:52:07 +0000

RANKIN COUNTY — Four candidates are running in a special election in northern Rankin County to fill a vacant seat in the Mississippi House. Those competing in House District 59 are Scot Allen of Brandon, Benny L. Hubbard of Flowood, Bradley Lum of Flowood and Brent Powell of Brandon. The election is Jan. 8 and [...]

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Congressional candidates show great divide during debate

Associated Press — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 11:58:32 +0000

OXFORD — Candidates in a North Mississippi congressional debate last night presented competing visions of “government the despoiler” versus “government the helper.” Republican first-term incumbent Alan Nunnelee of Tupelo and Democratic challenger Brad Morris of Oxford debated for an hour at the University of Mississippi. Nunnelee, the leading fundraiser, continues to focus on what he [...]

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Mayor, ag commissioner candidate dies in car accident

Associated Press — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 14:24:22 +0000

PICKENS — Mayor Joel Gill, who was a past candidate for Mississippi agriculture commissioner and U.S. Congress, has died in a car accident. He was 61. His wife Ann Gill said he died yesterday afternoon in the accident. Gill, a Democrat, was elected mayor in 2009 and had served as an alderman before then in [...]

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Five candidates qualify for Greenville mayor’s race

Associated Press — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:11:55 +0000

GREENVILLE — Five people have qualified to run for mayor of Greenville in the Oct. 22 special election. The Delta Democrat Times reports the special election comes 30 days after former Mayor Chuck Jordan announced his resignation. Jordan made his decision after learning he has advanced-stage pancreatic cancer. Under the city charter, an election must [...]

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Commissioners delay decision on Dems’ replacement candidates

Associated Press — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:44:01 +0000

JACKSON — State election commissioners have delayed a decision on whether to let Democrats replace their nominee in south Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District. Commissioners will meet again to discuss the issue tomorrow, which also is the deadline for commissioners to give county elections officials the sample ballot for the Nov. 6 elections. In March, Michael [...]

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