Desoto County News

Jan. 31 UPDATE-DeSoto County primary candidates list

You can see the list of candidates who have qualified for the Aug. 8 primary election in DeSoto County here.

The Mississippi Republican Party has a real time spreadsheet of the party candidates for state level offices which you can find here.

This list is being updated on a daily basis through the end of the qualifying period on Feb. 1.

JAN. 31 UPDATE: Bobby Cowan Sr. has added his name as a candidate for Supervisor District 1. Cowan has qualified as a Democrat.

JAN. 24 UPDATE: Chris Hanna has added his name on the list of candidates qualifying for election. Hanna has qualified for Justice Court Judge District 5 as an independent. Karen Sanders qualified for reelection as a Republican.

JAN. 23 UPDATE: The Republican primary for District 3 Supervisor has become a two-person race with incumbent Supervisor Ray Denison now facing a challenge from Bobby G. Reed. One Democrat has qualified for the position with William E. Egner on the list.

JAN. 20 UPDATE: Zelda Hill has qualified as a Democrat for Election Commission in District 2. Sissie Ferguson has qualified as a Republican for Election Commission in District 4.

JAN. 12 UPDATE: The Republican primary for DeSoto County Sheriff was made official with the qualifying of Michael Lee as a candidate. Lee will face Thomas Tuggle in the August primary. James Woodward has qualified as a Democrat to run for Justice Court Judge in District 4.

JAN. 10 UPDATE: The first Democrat has qualified for a county position on the 2023 ballot, as William Egner qualified as a Democrat for District 3 Supervisor. Egner at this time is unopposed for the August Democrat primary election, but his qualifying would potentially in November put him against current supervisor Ray Denison, who has qualified as a Republican.

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.

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