NATCHEZ &8212; Rolls of paper jammed, voter cards got stuck in machines and many voters were a little baffled by the new setup, but it was nothing that couldn&8217;t be handled, elections commissioners said.

A surprising 32 percent of the registered voters turned out at Adams County polls.

Based on Adams County numbers only, Virginia Carlton and Larry Buffington would be headed to a runoff for the court of appeals position.

Trent Lott and Erik Fleming each received 49 percent of the local vote.

Chip Pickering received 63 percent, while his opponent, Jim Giles, received 29 percent.

&8220;Overall we had a great turnout,&8221; Elections Commissioner Mitch Ballard said.

Commissioner Larry Gardner said he was expecting a turnout more along the lines of 10 percent.

&8220;It started out and the weather was terrible,&8221; he said. &8220;There was no real campaigning. I just didn&8217;t think anyone would come out.&8221;

Early in the day there were some problems at polling places getting the new electronic voting machines up and running, Gardner said.

&8220;We&8217;ve had a number of issues with some of the machines, a lot relating to printers,&8221; he said. &8220;Once we discovered a way to fix the printer issues, that was the majority of it.&8221;

The voting machines record everything on paper that feeds from a roll of paper similar to that on an adding machine. At some polling places, the paper rolls didn&8217;t fit the holder, Gardner said.

Paper jams caused lines at some polling places. And voters were moving a little slower than normal, he said.

&8220;The majority (of voters) have never seen the machine,&8221; he said. &8220;They&8217;re taking longer to vote than they would normally.&8221;

Ballard said the elections commissioners would host more training sessions before a possible runoff, to alleviate some of the bumps along the way.