Mayor Toby Barker of Hattiesburg announced on Friday that he is running to serve a third term as mayor of the Hub City without opposition. “I love this city, and I love its people,” said Barker. “I can’t wait to write our next chapters together.”
Other municipal races on the ballot for this year’s election are as follows-
City of Hattiesburg
Ward 1- Jeffrey George (R), Stefon Ward (D)
Ward 2- Eric Boney (D), Phil “Carlos” Wilson (D)
Ward 3- Joe Henry Wiley Sr. (I), Keenon Walker (D), LeAnn Van Slyke Vance (R)
Ward 4- Dave Ware (I)
Ward 5- Ashley L. Perkins (D), Nicholas “Nick” Brown (D)
City of Petal
*All candidates are running as republican
Mayor- Tony Ducker, Emily Dawn Escolas, William E.J. Miller
Alderman-at-Large- Mike Lott
Ward 1- Gerald Steele, Josh Gipson
Ward 2- Kim Stringer
Ward 3- Blake Nobles
Ward 4- Craig Strickland
Ward 5- Drew Brickson
Ward 6- Craig Bullock
Republican Municipal Executive Committee- Charlene Craft Cannon
Town of Sumrall
*Please note that candidates in Sumrall had not been certified at the time of press and all candidates are running as independent
Mayor- Joel Lofton, Dwayne Jones
Alderman-at-Large- Brittany Fortenberry, Trina McLendon
Ward 1- Charles Lamar Reed, Jeffery Coulter
Ward 2- Shanna Istre
Ward 3- Pam Birdsong Graves, Amanda C. Whiddon
Ward 4- Darrell Hall
City of Lumberton
*Political parties of candidates were not provided at the time of press
Mayor- Quincy Rogers, David “Kent” Crider, James Sandifer
Alderman-at-Large- Tina Speights, Bobby Gibson, Sandy Kee
Ward 1- Tommy Rheams, Annette Sandifer, Elaine Clark
Ward 2- Laurie Surla, Kyle Crider
Ward 3- Myrtis Holder, Jonathan Griffith
Ward 4- Audry Davis, Jasmin Holder
The City of Purvis will not hold an election as its board ran unopposed.
Mayor- Roger Herrin
Alderman-at-Large- Wendell Hudson
Ward 1- Donna Bielstein
Ward 2- Vernon Hartfield
Ward 3- Jerry Smith
Ward 4- Deborah Ferrell
