VIDALIA — Voters in Concordia Parish will hit the polls Saturday to cast ballots in several local races and the presidential primary.

Polls will open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

A total of 758 early votes — 638 in person and 120 by mail — were counted as of 2 p.m. Friday, said Registrar of Voters Golda Ensminger.

A total of 13,718 voters are eligible to cast ballots.

Ensminger said she wanted to remind voters they need to bring a picture I.D. with them in order to vote.

“We just want them to get out and vote,” Ensminger said. “It’s a privilege we still have, and we need to get out and exercise that right.”

Local races include Vidalia aldermen and police chief, Clayton aldermen, Ferriday mayor and Concordia Parish police jurors.

Clerk of Court Clyde Ray Webber said he thinks the police jury races will bring more voters to the polls and, hopefully, result in a 35 to 40 percent turnout.

“That’s pretty high for an election without the governor or the sheriff,” Webber said. “I think it will be a pretty good turnout.”

A primary for Ferriday aldermen elections will be a Nov. 6 with a general election on Dec. 1. The aldermen elections, scheduled for today, were delayed when the town did not get it’s redistricting plan approved in time.

A list of full races and candidates is listed below:

Vidalia police chief:

• Todd Ainsworth and Arthur K. Lewis

Vidalia aldermen:

• District 1 — Frank Duson, Audrey Johnson Gray and “Tron” McCoy.

• District 2 — Vernon Stevens and Randy Young.

Mayor of Ferriday:

• Gene Allen, Johnnie Brown, Justin “The Preacher” Conner and “Joe” Sontoyo

Police Jury:

• District 1, place A — Carey Cook and Marcus T. Martin

• District 1, place B — Steve D. Gray and “Joe Bear” Parker

• District 2 — Willie J. Dunbar, Anthony “Bro Man” Lewis, Fred “Coach” Marsalis, Richard White and Betty Albert Wilson

• District 3, place B — “Whest” Shirley and Raymond “RC” West

• District 4, place A — Jerry Beatty and Curtis Nelson

• District 4, place B — Melvin Ferrington, Michael Lyles, David Turner and Jimmy “Boo” Wilkinson

• District 5, place A — Jack Crane, Karl Davis, “Jimmy” Jernigan, Samuel “Tom” Lowry, Karvi Tarver and Wilbur “Steel Bill” Washington

• District 5, place B — Kent Campbell, “Tim” Charrier and Tommy “Red” Tiffee

Clayton aldermen:

• Floyd L. Barber, Blanche “Sandy” Clayton, Willie L. “Bil” Evans, Houston Holmes, Irene Jefferson, Leroy Kelly and Shannon Burns Madison

Also on today’s ballot are GOP presidential candidates Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum. President Barack Obama is also on the Democratic primary ballot.