[SMGFan]

Always wondered if there should be run offs or not? Many states do not have a runoff and the top vote getter is the victor.

[Impy]

All Republican primaries should have runoffs.

This is an all-party primary for the special election.

[Sybeck1]

Just voted for Henry Ross. After last summer I don’t trust anyone in the GOP down here

[colorado tanker]

They did this back in the day to make sure Republicans could not win by winning a plurality over a Democrat field.

[deport]

Candidates

Republican

Boyce Adams - Businessman
Nancy Collins - State Senator
Trent Kelly - District Attorney
Quentin Whitwell - Former Jackson city council member
Chip Mills - Itawamba County Prosecutor
Greg Pirkle - Attorney
Daniel Sparks - Attorney
Mike Tagert - Transportation Commissioner for the Northern district
Sam Adcock - Executive at Airbus Helicopter
Ed Holliday - Dentist
Starner Jones - Physician
Henry Ross - Former Eupora Mayor

Democratic

Walter Zinn - Attorney

[Libloather]

Did Hussein lose? Could be a first.

[WKB]

Mississippi ping

[Steven Scharf]

Does anyone know where to find results?

[WXRGina]

Yeah, and today on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, residents just elected a “Republican” who had recently converted from being a Democrat. Stupid gets what it deserves.

http://www.sunherald.com/2015/05/12/6223780_gilich-wins-biloxi-mayors-race.html?rh=1

[uncitizen]

Thirteen candidates are looking to fill the state congressional spot once held by Alan Nunnelee who passed away last year from brain cancer.

wow! How odd it is to hear of a politician who died from something other than a plane crash or a self inflicted gun shot wound....