Paige Dendy Lamkin, with 73 percent of the vote, is the new Clay County Tax Assessor. All three supervisors up for re-election (District 3 RB Davis, D4 Sheldon Deanes and D5 Floyd McKee) are winning easily.
STATEWIDE
The personhood amendment has been defeated by voters of Miss, but Voter ID looks like it's on its way to passing.
UPDATED: Phil Bryant (R) is the new governor of Mississippi after defeating Democrat Johnny DuPree.
Tate Reeves has won the race to be the next LT. Governor.
TRIVIA QUESTION: CAN YOU NAME THE ONLY WEST POINT FOOTBALL PLAYER TO EVER WIN THE MISSISSIPPI PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD? AND WHAT YEAR DID HE WIN IT?
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