Winn Parish voters don’t have a very long ballot facing them for the November 16 Gubernatorial General Election, but there are a couple of local races of interest, a senator, a police juror and a tax proposition in the City of Dodson. In addition there are two statewide runoff races, Governor and Secretary of State.
State Senator Jim Fannin, of Jonesboro, will meet Jay Morris in a run-off for the Senate District 35th seat. Fannin, the incumbent, led all candidates in voting with 12,559 votes (39%) while Morris, of Monroe, finished second with 11,782 votes (36%). A third candidate in the race, Matt, received 58,154 votes in the race.
Senate District 35 covers parts of Winn, Grant, Rapides, Jackson, Lincoln and Ouachita parishes.
Fannin carried the Winn Parish vote with 67 percent or 704 votes while Parker had 183 votes here and Morris received
157.