Trump takes 80% of the vote in Neshoba County headed to win
Joyner and Waddell re-elected to county School Board
Donald J. Trump took about 80 percent of the vote for president in Neshoba County in Tuesday’s general election.
According to complete but unofficial results, the former president and his running mate, U.S. Senator J.D. Vance, received 8,086 votes.
Trump, a Republican, took about 61% of the vote statewide to be declared the winner of Mississippi's six electoral votes. Early Wednesday, Trump won Pennsylvania and was on his way to the 270 electoral votes to become the 47th President.
Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris, with running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, received 2,595 votes in Neshoba County.
In Neshoba County, a total of 10,835 votes were cast, marking a slight decrease from the 11,766 votes in the 2020 general election. The county has a total of 16,594 registered voters.
Two incumbent Neshoba County School Board members will return to serve in Districts 3 and 4. Jimmie Joyner of District 3 received 1,764 votes, and Wyatt Waddell of District 4 received 1,526 votes. Both candidates ran unopposed.
The state Supreme Court race will head to a runoff between incumbent Jim Kitchens and State Sen. Jennifer Branning of Neshoba County.
In Neshoba County, Branning received 8,437 votes, beating out challengers Bryon Carter, Ceola James, Jim Kitchens, and Abby Gale Robinson.
Carter received 545 votes, James 256, Kitchens 1,090, and Robinson 207.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Roger F. Wicker defeated Democrat Ty Pinkins with 8,183 votes to Pinkins’ 2,513 votes in the county.
Republican incumbent Michael Guest secured the U.S. House seat for the 3rd Congressional District with 9,662 votes here. Guest ran unopposed.
For the state Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1 race, Jack Wilson won with 9,680 votes in the county. Wilson ran unopposed.
In the local Election Commissioner races, Charlene Kirksey won the District 5 seat, defeating Democrat Teresa Clemons Slaughter 1,320 votes to 654.
Sherry Nance won District 1 with 1,243 votes, and Joseph Dewayne Sharp won District 3 with 2,391 votes. Both candidates ran unopposed.