Voting Underway In Ward 2 Race
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Absentee voting is underway in the Democratic Primary for Ward 2 Alderman in Water Valley. The Democratic Primary is April 1 and incumbent Freddie Folson and Demetrius Ingram are on the ballot in the only contested race in the primary. The deadline to cast an in-person ballot is noon on Saturday, March 29. City Hall will be open from 8 a.m. until noon on this date.
The winner of Ward 2 race will run against independent candidate Fred White in the General Election on June 3.
Other contested municipal races on the June 3 ballot in Water Valley include Ward One Aldermen. Incumbent Ron Hart and political newcomer Joseph “Joe” Magnuson are both running as independents in this ward.
In ward four, Woodrow Daniels, III, and incumbent Nicole Folson will be on the ballot. Daniels is running as a Democrat and Folson is running as an independent.
In the alderman-at-large position, incumbent Herbert Alan Rogers and Terry L. Allen, Jr. will be on the ballot.
In Ward Three, political newcomer Grant Thompson is unopposed. Incumbent Ward Three Alderwoman Bonnie Cox did seek re-election. Mayor Tommy Reynolds is also unopposed after winning a special election in February, 2024.
In Coffeeville and Oakland, all candidates are running as independents and will appear on the General Election ballot on June 3.
In the mayoral race in Coffeeville, incumbent William Shelton will face Brenda Cartwright and Brad Ayers. In other Coffeeville positions, incumbent Rhonda Spearman is unopposed for Ward One Alderman. In Ward 2, incumbent Sonya Murray will face Nakia “Kia” Shelton. In Ward 3, incumbent Eddie Brewer is unopposed. In Ward Four, Kimitria Smith and Keith Canterbury are on the ballot. In the bid for Alderman-at-large, Michael Cook, Stanford Spearman and Kelvin Booker will be on the ballot.
In Oakland, Stephanie Patterson and Robert Jenkins qualified to run for mayor after longtime incumbent James Riley Swearengen did not seek re-election. Patterson currently serves as an alderwoman.
Candidates for alderman or alderwoman are incumbents Marzet Bland, Terry Ellis, Joe W. Jenkins and Sharonda Jones. Former alderman George Booker is also a candidate, as are political newcomers Keontovious Clinton, Terry Crowder, Kenneth “Bud” Leland and Latonya Richardson Sayle. There are no wards in Oakland, and the top five vote-getters are elected to serve as an alderman or alderwoman.
There is no run-off for the General Election on June 3, and the top vote-getter is the winner. The deadline for new voters to register for this election is Saturday, May 3.
Upon the completion of the June 3 Municipal General Election, newly elected municipal officials will take office on July 1st and immediately begin making decisions and enacting regulations affecting municipal roads and bridges, law enforcement and fire protection, and health and sanitation services, just to name a few.
