Seventeen people qualified Tuesday in Oktibbeha County for the county elections set to take place later this year.
Sheriff Dolph Bryan, who has been in office since 1976, qualified to run for reelection. The only other candidate to qualify for the sheriff”s race Tuesday was Charles Sanders.
All five members of the county”s Board of Supervisors — Carl Clardy in District 1, Orlando Trainer in District 2, Marvell Howard in District 3, Daniel Jackson in District 4 and John Young in District 5 — qualified to run for reelection. Only Republican Dennis Daniels in District 3 and Democrat Shelia Lane in District 5 qualified Tuesday to challenge any of the board members.
Oktibbeha County Justice Court judges William Boykin, Jim Mills and W. Bernard Crump all qualified to run for reelection, along with Constable Curtis Randle, Chancery Clerk Monica Banks and Oktibbeha County School District Superintendent James Covington. Allen Morgan and Debbie Carrithers qualified to run for the office of tax assessor, which is currently held by Pat Kight.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, no candidates had qualified for the positions of county attorney, circuit clerk or county coroner.
Potential candidates have until March 1 to qualify. The primary election is set for Aug. 2, while the general election is scheduled for Nov. 8.
Anyone interested in running can fill out qualifying documents at the Oktibbeha County Courthouse Annex, located at 108 W. Main St., Starkville, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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