Yazoo County voters will head to the polls next week for local school board and judicial posts, as well as a congressional seat.
The general election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, with polls open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Yazoo County Circuit Clerk Robert Coleman said the last opportunity to vote in-person at his office in the Yazoo County Courthouse is Saturday, Nov. 5, from 8 a.m. until noon. Absentee ballots must also be received by his office postmarked prior to the election.
The only local contested seat is for the Yazoo County School District school board, District 2 post. Incumbent Millicent Ledbetter and challenger Carolyn Jean Gainwell-Ellis will appear on the ballot.
Also, within the county school board, the District 1 post has only one candidate with newcomer Etta Saxton. Former board member Chastity Magyar will be vacating that post.
Within local judicial posts, with no opposition for each seat, James Walker will appear on the ballot for Chancery Court, District 2, Place 3; Robert Clark III, Chancery Court, District 11-1, Place 1; Jannie Lewis-Blackmon, Circuit Court 21, District 21; and Mary B. Cotton, County Court Judge.
Within the congressional race, Republican challenger Brian Flowers will appear on the ballot against incumbent Democrat Bennie Thompson.
A sample ballot appears on page three of this edition of The Yazoo Herald.
The county-wide election for all county posts, including county sheriff, supervisors, chancery clerk, circuit clerk and tax collector, will be held in 2023. Qualifying deadline for the county-wide seats is Feb. 1, 2023 with the primary election being held on Aug 8, 2023. General election is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2023.
