- Cheatham and Lott advance in HD 70 while Sullivan and Dunn will vie for HD 77.
Both non-partisan special elections to fill the unexpired terms of late State Representatives Price Wallace and Bo Brown are heading to a runoff on December 1.
In House District 70 (Hinds County), Marcus Cheatham and James Lott III advanced to a runoff, pulling in 45% and 32%, respectively.
Cheatham served in the U.S. Army for 31 years. He ran for Jackson City Council in 2025 but lost to incumbent Councilman Kenneth Stokes.
Lott is a Canton Alderman and an Air National Guard veteran. He is employed with Hinds Community College as director of student recreation.
Democrat Bo Brown’s widow, Imelda Brown, drew just under 24% of the vote.
In the House District 77 race, Melissa Sullivan and Christopher Dunn led the four-person field to succeed the Republican Wallace.
Sullivan won over 40% to Dunn’s 33%.
Sullivan has worked in healthcare for over 30 years. She says she is a conservative Republican.
Dunn is the CFO for Vestra Revenue Management and previously worked in the banking industry for over 20 years. He, too, says he is a conservative.
Dianne Gaddis drew under 18% and Craig Williams had 9%.
The winners of the two special election runoffs will complete the four-terms of Wallace and Brown which ends in January 2028.
