Unofficial results from Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen in Poplarville
Published 8:36 pm Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Poplarville poll workers prepare for the ballot count after voting ends Tuesday night. Photo by Cathy Cook.
Poplarville's three mayoral candidates listen to the vote count at City Hall Tuesday night. Photo by Cathy Cook.
Poll workers tally the votes for the Democratic primary. The count for the Democratic primary went quickly, because there was only one Democratic candidate. Photo by Cathy Cook.
Mayoral candidate Linda Hawkins listens to the vote count Tuesday night in Poplarville's city hall. Photo by Cathy Cook.
Mayoral candidate Heather Holliday listens to the vote count in Tuesday's primary at city hall. Photo by Cathy Cook.
Poll workers begin their second count of Republican ballots, the final count of the night. Photo by Cathy Cook.
The following are unofficial results from Poplarville’s Republican and Democratic primary elections.
The races were for mayor and alderman. There are five seats on the Board of Aldermen and Poplarville’s aldermen run at large.
Republican Primary
There are three Republican candidates for Poplarville mayor.
Linda Eades Hawkins received 79, Heather Holliday received 103 and Louise Smith received 128 votes. If a candidate does not receive at least 51 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff election.
There were five Republican candidates for alderman. Russell Miller withdrew his candidacy shortly before the polls closed Tuesday, leaving four Republican candidates to run in the general election.
Daniel Brown received 234, Russell Miller received 234, Bobby Nestle received 218, Anne Smith received 213 and Byron Wells received 242 votes.
Democratic Primary
There was one candidate in the Democratic primary. Kevin Tillman received 21 votes for Poplarville’s Board of Aldermen.
Election Dates
The runoff primary election will be April 27. The general election will be June 8.
