Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced that voters in three different areas of the state will choose new legislators in a November 4 special election.
Three vacancies occurred because two lawmakers, Sen. John Horhn of Jackson and Rep. Orlando Paden of Clarksdale, were recently sworn into office as mayors of their respective cities, and longtime Sen. David Jordan of Greenwood resigned halfway through his four-year term.
The legislative seats are all located in areas considered Democratic strongholds, but because they are special elections, they will be nonpartisan races.
Candidates can begin qualifying for the election now, and the deadline for them to qualify is August 21.
If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the November special elections, a runoff election between the two candidates who received the most votes would be held on December 2.
The election for the three races will occur on the same date as the general election for 14 federal court-ordered legislative races that must be held due to redistricting. Those races will also have Aug. 5 party primaries.
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