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Absentee Voting: September 25, 2023 - November 4, 2023

General Voter Registration Deadline: October 10, 2023

All information about elections such as county candidates, voter registration and voting precinct locations can be found at https://www.desotocountyms.gov/120/Elections. Below are the direct links to some of these areas-

Voter registration application link (mail or present in person): https://www.desotocountyms.gov/DocumentCenter/View/50/voter_registration_application

Voter Precincts location lookup link (by address) AND SAMPLE BALLOT: https://dcms-gis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=7ee7335236fe4c968635e083c143f480

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2023 Desoto County Candidates

2023 State Candidates

Chancery Clerk
Misty Taylor Heffner - Republican

Circuit Clerk
Dale Kelly Thompson - Republican

Coroner
William Joshua Pounders - Republican

County Attorney
James E. Holland - Republican

Sheriff
Thomas E. Tuggle, II - Republican

Tax Assessor
Jeff Fitch - Republican

Tax Collector
Joey Treadway - Republican

Supervisor District 1
Bobby Cowan Sr. - Democratic
Jessie L. Medlin - Republican
Marcus Turner - Independent

Supervisor District 2
Mark Gardner - Republican

Supervisor District 3
Ray Denison - Republican
William E. Egner - Democratic

Supervisor District 4
Lee Perkins Caldwell - Republican

Supervisor District 5
Robert Foster - Republican

Justice Court Judge District 1
W. Doug Hollowell, III - Republican

Justice Court Judge District 2
Ben Murphy - Republican

Justice Court Judge District 3
Billy Lantrip - Republican

Justice Court Judge District 4
Brad Russell - Republican
James E. Woodard - Democratic

Justice Court Judge District 5
Chris Hanna - Independent
Karen Sanders - Republican

Constable District 1
Lawrence Vaughn, Jr. - Republican

Constable District 2
Brad Hodge - Republican

Constable District 3
Keith Combes - Republican

Constable District 4
Bobby Holloway - Republican

Constable District 5
Lee Hodge - Republican

Election Commissioner District 2
Zelda Hill - Democratic
Tim Snyder - Republican

Election Commissioner District 4
Sissie Ferguson - Republican

District Attorney
Matthew Barton, Dst. 23 - Republican

Candidates for State of Mississippi Governor
Tate Reeves - Republican
Brandon Presley - Democrat
Gwendolyn Gray - Independent

Candidates for State of Mississippi Lt. Governor
Delbert Hosemann - Republican
D. Ryan Grover - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi Attorney General
Lynn Fitch - Republican
Greta Martin - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi Secretary of State
Michael Watson - Republican
Shuwaski Young - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi Treasurer
David McRae - Republican
Addie Green - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner
Andy Gipson - Republican
Robert Bradford - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi State Auditor
Shad White - Republican
Larry Bradford - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi Insurance Commissioner
Mike Chaney - Republican
Bruce Burton - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi State Senator
Michael W. Mclendon, Dst. 1 - Republican
David L. Parker, Dst. 2 - Republican
Pam McKelvy, Dst. 2 - Democrat
Reginald Jackson, Dst. 11 - Democrat
Kevin Blackwell, Dst. 19 - Republican
Sandy Kerr, Dst. 19 - Democrat

Candidates for State of Mississippi House of Representatives
Justin Keen, Dst. 6 - Republican
Michael P. Chandler, Dst. 6 - Democrat
Amos A. Thompson, Dst. 6 - Libertarian
Kimberly Remak, Dst. 7 - Republican
Gail Lyons, Dst. 7 - Democrat
Cedric Burnett, Dst. 9 - Democrat
Randy Denton, Dst. 9 - Republican
Rodney Hall, Dst. 20 - Republican
Donnie Bell, Dst. 21 - Republican
Dan Eubanks, Dst. 25 - Republican
W. I. "Doc" Harris, Dst. 28 - Republican
Jacob Hisaw, Dst. 40 - Republican
Hester Jackson, Dst. 40 - Democrat
Dianne Black, Dst. 52 - Democrat
Bill Kinkade, Dst. 52 - Republican

Candidates for State of Mississippi Public Service Commissioner
Chris Brown, Dst. Northern - Republican

Candidates for State of Mississippi District Attorney
Matthew Barton, Dst. 23 - Republican

Candidates for State of Mississippi Transportation Commissioner
John Caldwell, Dst. Northern - Republican

Circuit Court Judge (Special Election)
Brad A. Touchstone, Dst. 15-1 - Non-Partisan

DeSoto County School Board - District 3 (Special Election)
Bacardi Harris - Independent
Jerald Wheeler - Independent