The primary election will be held August 6 and voters must be registered by July 8 to vote. On Election Day, polling places will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Candidates for Mississippi Governor are; Michael Brown (D), William Bond Compton Jr. (D), Jim Hood (D), Robert J. Ray (D), Robert Shuler Smith (D), Gregory Wash (D), Velesha P. Williams (D), Albert Wilson (D), Robert Foster (R), Tate Reeves (R) and Bill Waller Jr. (R).

Candidates in the race for Lieutenant Governor are; Jay Hughes (D), Delbert Hosemann (R) and Shane Quick (R).

Candidates for Mississippi Secretary of State are; Johnny DuPree (D), Maryra Hodges Hunt (D), Sam Britton (R) and Michael Watson (R).

Candidates for Attorney General are; Jennifer Riley Collins (D), Mark Baker (R), Lynn Fitch (R) and Andy Taggart (R).

In the race for State Auditor, incumbent Shad White (R) is running unopposed.

Candidates for Mississippi State Treasurer are; Addie Lee Green (D), Eugene S. ‘Buck’ Clarke (R) and David McRae (R).

In the race for Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce incumbent Andy Gipson (R) is running against Ricky L Cole (D).

In the race for Commissioner of Insurance, incumbent Mike Chaney (R) is running against Robert E. Amos (D).

Candidates for Public Service Commissioner in the Southern District are; Connie Moran (D), Sugar Stallings (D), Dane Maxwell (R) and Kelvin Schulz (R).

In the race for Transportation Commissioner in the Southern District incumbent Tom King (R) is running against Tony Smith (R) and Chad Toney (R).

In the race for 15th District Attorney incumbent Hal Kittrell (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for State Senate District 40 incumbent Angela Burks Hill (R) is running against Thomas Lehr (D).

In the race for State Senate District 44 incumbent John A. Polk (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for State Senate District 47 incumbent Joseph M. ‘Mike’ Seymour (R) is running against C.T. Switzer (R).

In the race for State House of Representatives District 93 incumbent Timmy Ladner (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for State House of Representatives District 106 incumbent John Glen Corley (R) is running against Greg Holcomb (R), Jansen Owen (R) and Ben Winston (R).

In the race for State House of Representatives District 108 incumbent Stacey Hobgood Wilkes (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for Pearl River Chancery Clerk incumbent Melinda Bowman (R) is running against Lisa Graves (R).

In the race for Pearl River Circuit Clerk incumbent Nance Fitzpatrick Stokes (R) is running against Anthony ‘Tony’ Bounds (R).

In the race for Pearl River Coroner incumbent Derek Turnage (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for Pearl River County Prosecuting Attorney incumbent Mike Patten (R) is running against Gerald C. Patch (R).

In the race for Pearl River Sheriff incumbent David Allison (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for Pearl River County Tax Collector/Assessor, incumbent Gary Beech (R) is running against Hannah Breland (R).

In the race for Supervisor District 1, incumbent Donald Hart (D) is running against Russell Roster (R).

In the race for Supervisor District 2, incumbent Malcolm Perry (R) is running against John Ernest Stringer (D) and Ernie Clark (R).

In the race for Supervisor District 3, incumbent Hudson Holliday (R) is running against Rene M. ‘Trey’ Galmiche (R) and Carl Ladner (R).

In the race for Supervisor District 4, incumbent Farron Moeller (R) is running against Kathy Fayard Aden (R), Joseph Amos Nix (R) and Jason Spence (R).

In the race for Supervisor District 5 incumbent Sandy Kane Smith (R) is running against Richard Lloyd Crawford (R) and Adam Spiers (R).

Candidates for East Justice Court Judge, South East District are; incumbent Donald D. Fail (R) and James L. ‘Jim’ Gray (R).

Candidates for North Justice Court Judge, North District are; George ‘Trent’ Boyd (R), Benjamin Breland (R) and Larry Head (R).

In the race for West Justice Court Judge, South West District, incumbent John Mark Mitchell (R) is running unopposed.

In the race for North Constable, North District, incumbent Danny Joe Slade (R) is running against Joe Garcia (R).

In the race for Southeast Constable, South East District, incumbent Ray M. Bennett (R) is running against Larry P. ‘Dusty’ Dillard (R).

In the race for Southwest Constable, South West District, incumbent Jason Hunt (R) is running unopposed.