NATCHEZ — Adams County residents who let party primaries pass by without becoming a registered voter have one more week to register to participate in the general election in November.

To accommodate voter registration, the Adams County Circuit Clerk’s Office will stay open two hours later from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. next week from Monday until Friday, Oct. 7, Circuit Clerk Eddie Walker said.

The circuit clerk’s office will also be open next weekend for voter registration from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 8, which will be the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 8 election.

Every voter in Mississippi has a chance to make a pick in nine statewide contested races.

Residents in District 2 and District 5 will voting at the polls in November to choose their Adams County supervisor.

In the local race for District 2 supervisor, David Carter, an Independent, will face Incumbent Henry Watts, a Democrat.

In District 5, Calvin “Jyrodd Buford” Butler, a Democrat, will face Grady B. Wilson, a Republican.

Voters in senate District 37 will also be choosing a senator at the polls between Incumbent Bob Dearing, a Democrat, and Melanie Sojourner, a Republican.

Statewide contested races include the following:

• Governor — Phil Bryant, Republican; and Johnny L. Dupree, Democrat.

• Lieutenant governor — Tate Reeves, Republican; and Tracella Lou O’Hara Hill, Reform Party.

• Attorney General — Incumbent Jim Hood, Democrat; and Steve Simpson, Republican.

• State auditor — Incumbent Stacey E. Pickering, Republican; and Ashley Norwood, Reform Party.

• State treasurer — Lynn Fitch, Republican; Connie Moran, Democrat; and Shawn O’Hara, Reform Party.

• Commissioner of agriculture and commerce — Joel Gill, Democrat; Cindy Hyde-Smith, Republican; and Cathy L. Toole, Reform Party.

• Insurance commissioner — Incumbent Mike Chaney, Republican; Louis Fondren, Democrat; and Barbara Dale Washer, Reform Party.

• Public Service Commissioner, southern district — Incumbent Leonard Bentz, Republican; and Mike Collier, Democrat.

• Transportation commissioner, southern district — Larry L. Albritton, Democrat; and Tom King, Republican.

Walker said those registering to vote must have been a resident of Adams County for 30 days.

The only business the circuit clerk’s office will conduct during extended hours of operation will be voter registration.