With complete but unofficial numbers, it appeared incumbent Sen. Michael McLendon of Hernando, incumbent Sen. Chris Johnson of Hattiesburg and incumbent Rep. Kabir Karriem of Columbus all won their special primaries on Tuesday night.
However, it appears incumbent Sen. Robin Robinson of Laurel was defeated in the election, ending her brief tenure in the Senate. Donald Hartness, a retired Ellisville resident, appeared to be on track to capture the GOP nomination. The winner of the primary will take the seat because no Democrat qualified to run.
McLendon, a Republican, will go on to compete against Chris Hannah, the Democratic nominee, in the November general election. Johnson, a Republican, will go on to compete against Shakita Taylor, the Democratic nominee.
Karriem, a Democrat, will win the overall House race because no Republican candidate qualified to run.
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A federal three-judge panel ordered Mississippi to conduct special elections for 14 legislative seats this year because the court determined the Legislature diluted Black voting strength when lawmakers redrew legislative districts.
Ten of the 14 seats are contested. Of those 10, seven had a contested primary election on Tuesday. After party leaders certify the election results, the Republican and Democratic nominees will compete in the general election on November 4.
Mississippi Today will have complete, official election results as they become available.
