Voting day is approaching for several running for local and state office positions. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
To cast a ballot, voters must have a valid government-issued photo identification, which can include a driver’s license, a state-issued ID card, a passport, a government employee ID card, a firearms license, a student ID from any Mississippi college, a military ID or a Mississippi Voter identification card.
The general election will take place Nov. 5.
The candidates running for local office and the positions they are vying for:
- Supervisor District 1: Mark Crawford and David Morgan, both Democrat, and Lee Gordon, Mike Jones, Vernon Greenlee and James L. Robinson, all Independent;
- Supervisor District 2: Tommy Benson III, Jacqueline McCoy and Debra Redmon-Williams, all Democrat, and Lavante Epson and William Brozovich, both Independent;
- Supervisor District 3: Carl McGee and Troy Wesley, both Democrat;
- Supervisor District 4: Mala Brooks, Sherman Harris, Charles Patterson, Benjamin Thompson and D’Andre Williams, all Democrat, and Jesse Amos, Independent;
- Supervisor District 5: Jerry Redmond Sr., Democrat, and Tony Franks, Republican;
- Washington County Sheriff: Milton Gaston, Brian Payne and Kenny Redfield, all Democrat, and LaQuanna Moore-Wesley, Independent;
- Constable District 1: Nathaniel Watkins Jr., Democrat;
- Constable District 2: Malcolm Kent, Democrat;
- Constable District 3: Lester “Bo” Walker, Democrat;
- Justice Court Judge District 1: Laverne Carter and Tonya Franklin, both Democrat;
- Justice Court Judge District 2: Laverne Simpson, Independent;
- Justice Court Judge District 3: Cedric Bush and Ashley Harris, both Democrat;
- Washington Coroner: Methel Johnson and T Leon Redmon, both Democrat, and Jerry Shelton, Independent;
- Washington County Attorney: Willie Griffin and Eric Hawkins, both Democrat;
- Washington Tax Assessor: Mark Seard, Democrat;
- Washington Chancery Clerk: Marilyn Hansell, Democrat;
- Washington Circuit Clerk: Barbara Esters-Parker, Democrat; and
- Washington Tax Collector: Patricia Ann Lee, Democrat.
Voting precincts
1-1 St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1026 Washington Ave.; 1-2 Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1865 S. Main St.; 1-3 Swiftwater Baptist Church, 3031 Mississippi 1 S.; 1-4 Glen Allan Library, Glen Allan Community Building, 970 W. Lake Washington Road, Glen Allan; 2-1 Ward’s Recreation Center, 1648 Mississippi 1 S.; 2-2 Buster Brown Community Center, 400 Robertshaw St.; 2-3 Arcola Technology Center, 102 Tower Lane, Arcola; 3-1 Tampa Drive , U.S. 82 W.; 3-2 Mount Bethel Baptist Church, 814 S. Theobald St.; 3-3 Extension Building, 148 N. Edison St.; 3-4 Lake Vista Masonic Lodge, 705 Sampson Road; 3-5 Metcalfe Municipal Building, 519 Martin Luther King Blvd., Metcalfe; 4-1 Elk’s Lodge, 1818 E. Alexander St.; 4-2 Leland Health Department, 801 N. Broad St., Leland; 4-3 Leland Rotary Club, 411 California Ave., Leland; 5-1 Hollandale City Hall, 200 E. Ave. S., Hollandale; 5-2 Darlove, 3024 Avon Darlove Road; 5-3 Washington County Convention Center, 1040 S. Raceway Road; and 5-4 Jake’s Chapel MB Church, 208 S. Ninth St.
