A Special Election was held Tuesday to fill four legislative vacancies.� The unofficial results are coming in.
It appears, in House District 66, De�Keither A. Stamps and Robert C. �Bob� Lee Jr., are heading to a runoff.
House District 66, in Hinds County, was held by�Jarvis Dortch�who resigned in early July.� Dortch was later named as the Executive Director of the ACLU in Mississippi.� ��
The following totals for Senate District 15 and House District 37 were reported by WCBI-TV in Columbus.� All totals are pending until marked final.
Senate District 15, which includes portions of Oktibbeha, Choctaw, Webster, and Montgomery counties, was held by�Gary Jackson�of French Camp.� Jackson, who left the Senate in late June citing health concerns, had served for 17 years.�
House District 37, which covers Clay, Lowndes, and Oktibbeha counties, was previously held by Gary Chism of Columbus, who retired on June 30th.� Chism had served in the legislature since 1999.�
In Senate District 39, Bill Sones and Jason Barrett may also face off again in a runoff.� Here are the unofficial results of that race:
- Bill Sones 2,681
- Jason Barrett 2,414
- Michael Smith ���1,401
- Beth Brown 1,385
- Prentiss Smith ���797
- Ben Johnson ���647
- Cindy Bryan ���389
- Michael Campbell ���337
- Josh Davis ��� 282
Senate District 39, which encompasses Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, and Walthall counties, was held by�Sally Doty�of Brookhaven until she resigned in mid-July.� Doty was then appointed by Governor Tate Reeves as Executive Director of the�Mississippi�Public Utilities Staff.
Runoffs will be held on October 13, 2020.
This story will continue to be updated.
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