McComb’s next mayor and two city board posts will be determined in Monday’s general election.
Democrat Warren Ellis Gilmore or Republican Whitney Rawlings will win the bid to succeed outgoing Mayor Zach Patterson, who did not seek re-election.
Democrat John Johnson and Republican Tommy McKenzie will vie for the
selectman-at-large seat.
McKenzie beat out incumbent Wade Lamb and Jim Causey to earn the bid in the Republican primary. Johnson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Ward 5 also will have a new representation, as incumbent Robert Earl Smith withdrew from the race in late September.
Republican Libba Alford and Democrat Andranette Jordan will vie for Smith’s former seat.
Ward 5 stretches from Burglund into downtown McComb and parts of east McComb and Baertown. It is split into two precincts, with Pearl River Avenue marking the divider.
Ward 5 residents who live north of Pearl River Avenue vote in precinct 5A, the Martin Luther King Center. Those south of Pearl River vote in precinct 5B, the Alpha Center in Baertown.
Unopposed winners of the Nov. 1 primaries also will be on the ballots.
Republican Ted Tullos will succeed Ward 1 Selectman Danny Esch, who did not seek re-election, after defeating Joseph McCarty in the Republican primary.
Republican Michael Cameron was unopposed in the primary and will succeed Bobby Maddox, who did not seek re-election.
Tammy Felder Witherspoon won the Ward 3 seat after defeating incumbent E.C. Nobles in the Democratic primary.
Ward 4 Selectman Melvin Joe Johnson, a Democrat, will retain his post as the lone successful incumbent in the primaries.
Pike County Circuit Clerk Roger Graves said votes for write-in candidates will not count unless a candidate dies before the election, according to state election law.
Ward boundaries and precincts caused some confusion in the primary election, as some votes were thrown out because they were cast in the wrong precinct.
Voters who are unsure where to cast their ballots may contact City Clerk Jeanette Butler at 684-4000.
