Guest wins Neshoba in tight primary that appears headed for a runoff June 28
Neshoba native Rep. Trent Kelly handily wins his primary
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Michael Guest won Neshoba County with about 47.4% of the vote in a tight race in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday that appears headed for a June 28 runoff.
Districtwide, Guest was behind with 46.9% percent and 99% of the vote counted Wednesday afternoon, according to the Associated Press.
Guest was in a three-way GOP primary race with Michael Cassidy, who had 46.9% of the vote districtwide and Thomas Griffin with 5.6%, the numbers Wednesday showed.
Cassidy, a former Navy pilot, is a Maryland native now living in Meridian.
The primary runoff elections are on June 28.
The GOP winner will in the November general election face Democrat Shuwaski Young who was unopposed in that primary.
In Neshoba County, Guest had 827 votes or 47.4%, Cassidy 823 or 47.2% and Griffin 94 or 5.4%, complete but unofficial early totals showed with about 98.98% of the votes counted.
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Meanwhile, Neshoba County native Rep. Trent Kelly handily won his primary in Mississippi’s First Congressional District with 89.7% of the vote with over 90% of the votes counted.
Kelly faces Democrat Dianne Black in the November general election.
The runoff election will be held on June 28.