Governor sets special election to fill Senate seat
JACKSON – The special election to fill the District 10 Senate seat vacated by Democratic leader Bill Stone of Holly Springs has been set for Nov. 7 by Gov. Phil Bryant.
District 10 consists of Marshall and Tate counties.
Stone, whose tenure in the Mississippi Senate began in 2008, announced last week he was stepping down to accept the post of manager of the Holly Springs Utility Department. Because of the state Constitution’s separation of powers clause, Stone is prevented from serving in both the executive branch of government as manager of the utility department and in the legislative branch at the same time.
Stone managed utility departments while serving as mayor of Ashland before being elected to the Senate in 2007.
The qualifying deadline for the election will be Sept. 18 and a runoff will be held on Nov. 28 if no candidate garners a majority vote in the Nov. 7 contest.
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