The elections are being held due to court-ordered redistricting in select areas.

Voters in select legislative districts will go to the polls on Tuesday, August 5, for party primary elections due to court-ordered redistricting in central and north Mississippi.

The elections are being held as a result of a federal three-judge panel mandating new legislative district boundaries be drawn to increase majority minority districts in select areas. This affected more than a dozen legislative districts.

Of the 14 special legislative elections being held this fall, the following seven races will be on August 5 Primary Election ballots:

Republican Primary

Senate District 1

Michael McClendon (incumbent)

Jon Stevenson

Senate District 42

Don Hartness

Randy “RJ” Robinson

Robin Robinson (incumbe

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