As the June General Election approaches, political activity is ramping up across the municipalities of Sunflower County.
The qualifying deadline for five municipal elections passed last Friday at 5 p.m.
Indianola’s qualifying deadline is Aug. 15.
All other municipalities will have their primary elections on April 1, primary runoffs on April. 22, general election on June 3 and new
terms begin on July 1.
Indianola’s primary will be October 14, 2025.
With a mix of unopposed candidates and competitive races, voters are gearing up to make their voices heard.
City of Moorhead
In Moorhead, the race for mayor features five candidates:
- Kenneth Carpenter, Sr.
- Jeanette Knighten
- Dexter Pernell
- Don Walker
- George Holland (Incumbent)
Four candidates for city council seats are running unopposed, including:
- Annette Washington-Fields (1)
- Robin Roberts (2)
- Shericka Walker (3)
- Thomas "TJ" Fairley (4)
Doddsville: Unopposed Slate
In Doddsville, all candidates are running unopposed, including:
- Mayor: Torey Bell
- Alderman: Roy Lee Brown
- Alderwoman: Hazel Barney
- Shanika Brown-Ware
- Deshondra Brown
- Simeon Bell
Ruleville: A Robust Contest
Ruleville has multiple candidates in both the mayoral and alderman races. The candidates for mayor are:
Mayor
Michael Clark (I)
Jolene Davis-Cannon (I)
Alderman- Ward 1
Tommy Boykin (D)
Rickey Scott (D)
Tywanna Dentmond (I)
Alderman - Ward 2
Dorothy Robinson (D)
Willie B. Nevills (D)
Zacc Turner (I)
Alderman - Ward 3
Marvin Hawkins (D)
Levester Moton (D)
Clarence Powell (I)
Alderman - Ward 4
Willie L. Robinson (D)
Alderman - At-Large:
Billy Marlow (D)
Rrell "Bubba" Brand (D)
Matt McNutt (D)
Everett "Mr. Fugee" Wilson (I)
City of Drew:
Incumbents and New Faces
In Drew, the mayoral race includes:
- Melanie Townsend Blackmon (Incumbent)
- Regina Stone (Independent)
- Jeffery Kilpatrick (Independent)
- Jimmy Burchfield Jr. (Democrat)
The city council candidates are as follows:
- Alderman-at-Large:
- Hazel Harris (Incumbent, Democrat)
- Tashika Clark (Independent)
- Jennie Lewis (Independent)
- Ward 1:
- Tierra Fountain (Incumbent, Democrat)
- John Thigpen (Democrat)
- Ward 2:
- Jerome Shaw
- Ward 3:
- Oliver Washington (Incumbent, Democrat)
- Omar Washington (Democrat)
- Otha O'Neal (Democrat)
- Ward 4:
- Kyree Smith
Town of Inverness: A Quiet Election
Inverness is seeing a completely unopposed slate of candidates:
- Mayor: David Smith
- Alderman-at-Large: Thomas Calvin Lang
- Alderman Ward One: David Christopher Steed
- Alderman Ward Two: Thomas Gaston Horne, III
- Alderman Ward Three: Kilpatrick Sibley
- Alderman Ward Four: Henry Lee Sibley
City of Sunflower:
Elections Update
In Sunflower, the following candidates are running unopposed:
- Mayor: Desiree Norwood
- Alderwoman-at-Large: Betty Brown
- Alderwoman Ward 3: Betty Miller
- Alderman Ward 4: Paul Haley
Ward Candidates:
- Ward 1:
- JaQuana Haley
- Eva Greer
- Ward 2:
- Kent Hawkins (Qualifier)
Note: Alderman Marc Box (Ward 2) will not be returning.
Stay tuned for more updates as The Enterprise-Tocsin continues to cover the candidates and issues leading up to the June General Election.
