HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - A special election runoff will fill a seat in the Mississippi House, but it’s unclear whether the winner will ever get to vote as a lawmaker.
Kent McCarty and Steven Utroska are competing Tuesday in House District 101 in Lamar County. They advanced three weeks ago from a field of five candidates.
The winner will serve until the term ends in January, succeeding former Republican Rep. Brad Touchstone, who is now in a nonpartisan role as a Lamar County Judge.
The regular legislative session ended last week. The new lawmaker will get to vote as a representative only if there’s a special session before January.
The same five candidates are competing in the Republican primary in August for the regular election for the coming four-year term.
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