Municipal elections in Brookhaven, Wesson are Tuesday

Published 9:52 pm Friday, June 2, 2017

Voters will take to the polls Tuesday in Brookhaven to choose a mayor, several aldermen, an alderwoman-at-large and a police chief.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In Brookhaven, voters in the general election can choose between Republican, Democrat and independent candidates, said Lincoln County Circuit Clerk Dustin Bairfield.

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On the ballot in Brookhaven will be:

Mayor — Republican Joe Cox (inc.) and Democrat David Smith.

Ward 3 — Independent LaMareo “Big Moe” Brown and Democrat Mary H. Wilson (inc.).

Ward 6 — Republican Gene Buckles,  independent Shelley Harrigill, Democrat David McCoy and independent Harold Rowe.

Alderwoman-at-Large — Democrat Marilyn Dow-Harris and Republican Karen Sullivan (inc.).

Police chief — Democrat Kenneth Collins and Republican Jason Gaskin.

Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 4 aldermen were decided in the primaries. Ward 5 alderman Fletcher Grice did not have an opponent.

Of the 7,451 voters registered in Brookhaven, only 3,032 — or 41 percent — cast a ballot in the primary.

Wesson will also have municipal elections Tuesday. All candidates in Wesson run as independents.

On the Wesson ballot will be:

Mayor — Rosa Harris, Alton Shaw (inc.) and Marty Stroud.

Ward 1 — Mike Douglas (inc.) and Larry Hall.

Ward 2 — Jarrad Ashley, Dirk Chrestman and John Welter (inc.).

Alderman-at-Large — Stephen Ashley and Ric Crockett (inc.).

Ward 3 Alderman Billy Ellison and Ward 4 Alderman Michael King faced no opposition.

The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen and the Wesson Board of Aldermen will both have their regular meetings Tuesday. Brookhaven’s board will meet in the supervisor’s board room at the Lincoln County Government Complex at 6:30 p.m. since voting will be underway in the city’s boardroom.

Wesson aldermen will meet across the street from Town Hall at the Wesson Public Library at 6 p.m., said Town Clerk Linda Dykes.