JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Five candidates are running for an open seat in the Mississippi House in a district that’s just south of Jackson.
The winner will serve until January 2020, completing a four-year term started by Republican Andy Gipson of Braxton.
Gov. Phil Bryant appointed Gipson to be state agriculture commissioner after Bryant chose previous commissioner, Cindy Hyde-Smith, to temporarily succeed fellow Republican Thad Cochran in the U.S. Senate.
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The special election in House District 77 will be held July 10 in parts of Rankin and Simpson counties
The candidates who qualified before a filing deadline this week are Cliff Brown, Hayes Patrick, Christopher R. “Chris” Purdum, Cemper Scott and Price Wallace.
Special election ballots do not list party labels.
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