Voters will return to the polls Tuesday to choose nominees for mayor and selectman at-large, as well as the next Ward 4 selectman when they cast ballots in the Democratic primary runoff.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Incumbent Mayor Quordiniah Lockley is facing former Mayor Zach Patterson in the runoff for the Democratic nomination for mayor. The two tied in the May 3 Democratic primary with 474 votes (34%) each, while current Ward 4 Selectman Shawn Williams finished in third place with 446 votes.
Williams has said he plans to challenge the results of the primary, although Democratic Executive Committee officials, who are overseeing the primary, have said the runoff will proceed with Lockley and Patterson on the ballot.
The winner between Lockley and Patterson will face independent candidate Michael Cameron, who is the current Republican Ward 2 selectman, in the June 21 general election.
Melvin Joe Johnson, the former Ward 4 selectman, and Tabitha Felder-Isaac will face off in the selectman at-large runoff. Johnson received 479 votes (32.1%) in the May 3 primary while Felder-Isaac finished with 430 votes (28.8%).
The winner will face Republican Julius “Jay” DeSoto in the general election.
Everything is on the line in the Ward 4 race.
The winner between John Bates and Eddie Thompson in Tuesday’s runoff will be the next Ward 4 selectman beginning July 1.
Bates received 111 votes (39.5%) in the May 3 primary, while Thompson finished with 78 (27.7%).
Even though Tuesday’s voting in McComb is a Democratic runoff, all registered voters are eligible to go to the polls. This is because Mississippi voters do not register by party, and also because there were no Republican primaries or runoffs for the municipal elections.
All voters are eligible to participate Tuesday whether or not they voted in the May 3 primaries.
Voting precincts are
• National Guard Armory, 319 West Ave., Ward 1.
• Storehouse Church, 529 Minnesota Ave., Ward 2.
• New Hope Baptist Church, 515 N. Locust St., Ward 3.
• Lifepointe Church of the Nazarene, 312 W. Presley Blvd., Ward 4.
• Martin Luther King Center, 601 Martin Luther King Drive, Ward 5.
Pike County Election Commission Chair Jennifer Gatlin-Barnes noted that changes have been made to the Ward 4 precinct at Lifepointe Church of the Nazarene, which also serves as a county voting precinct.
She said construction at the site has the old location where voting took place off limits, and voting has moved into the main building.
“There will be signs directing you on the day of election,” she said.a
