Prepare now for the 2014 General Election. As a mid-term election, voter turn-out is generally lower meaning every vote is even more important.
The following are the candidates for the various offices affecting Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. All links are to the candidates’ campaign websites, if available. Additional information on each candidate can be found by searching The Blessings of Liberty.
U.S. Senate:
- Travis W. Childers (Democrat)
- Thad Cochran (Republican)
- Shawn O’Hara (Reform)
U.S. House of Representatives 4th Congressional District:
- Matt Moore (Democrat)
- Steven Palazzo (Republican)
- Cindy Burleson (Independent)
- Ed Reich (Independent)
- Joey Robinson (Libertarian)
- Eli Jackson (Reform)
Several judicial positions are up for election this cycle as well. Below are the listings for the coastal counties with Circuit Court judgeships on the ballot:
District 2 (Hancock, Harrison, Stone):
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 1: Lisa P. Dodson (unopposed)
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 2:
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 3: Larry Bourgeois (unopposed)
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 4: Roger T. Clark (unopposed)
District 19 (George, Greene, Jackson):
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 1: Robert P. “Bob” Krebs (unopposed)
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 2: Kathy King Jackson (unopposed)
- Circuit Court Judge, Place 3: Dale Harkey (unopposed)
Below are the candidates for the coastal counties’ Chancery Courts:
District 8 (Hancock, Harrison, Stone):
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 1: Jim Persons (unopposed)
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 2:
- C. Stephen Benvenutti
- Jennifer Schloegel
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 3:
- Chancer Court Judge, Place 4: Carter Bise (unopposed)
District 16 (George, Greene, Jackson):
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 1:
- D. Neil Harris, Sr.
- Paula S. Yancey
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 2: Jaye A. Bradley (unopposed)
- Chancery Court Judge, Place 3:
- Michael L. Fondren
- Gary L. Roberts
Jackson County is holding a special election for a new sheriff to replace Mike Byrd who resigned in 2013; more information if available here. Three Mississippi Court of Appeals judgeships are also up for election but none that represent the coastal counties (District 5).
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