Trump overwhelming winner in Neshoba GOP primary

Donald J. Trump ran away with the Republican nomination for president in Neshoba County on Tuesday with 96 percent of the vote.

Joe Biden was the only Democrat on the presidential ballot.

Voter turnout was light, with only 10.39 percent of 33,894 registered voters turning out.

In the Democrat Primary, 530 voters cast ballots; in the Republican Primary, there were 2,993.

For local precinct-by-precinct results and totals, check here.

Neshoba countians cast ballots in the Presidential, U.S. House of Representatives, and U.S. Senate races in the Republican and Democrat primaries.

Absentee ballots were tallied on Tuesday night, and affidavit ballots were be to counted.

In the Republican primary, voters chose between Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy for the presidential nomination. DeSantis, Ramaswamy, and Haley have since exited the race.

For the U.S. Senate, incumbent Roger Wicker faced Ghannon Burton and Dan Eubanks for the nomination. Michael Guest was the only candidate in the party’s nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives.

In the Democrat primary, Ty Pinkins ran unopposed in the party’s nomination for the U.S. Senate.

In Neshoba County, incumbent Sen. Roger Wicker won the Republican nomination with 67.91% of the vote. Dan Eubanks received 408 votes, while Ghannon Burton received 544. Wicker received 2,019 votes.

Pinkins won the Democratic nomination for the Senate with 98.16% of the vote. Pinkins received 426 total votes.

Michael Guest had 99.01% of the votes, with 2,887.

For local precinct-by-precinct results and totals, check here.

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