NATCHEZ — Voting has not slowed down for Miss-Lou residents in Adams County and Concordia Parish.

Poll workers at locations throughout Adams County and Concordia Parish reported steady traffic throughout the afternoon.

Parish Voter Michael Turner said it’s important for Miss-Lou residents to get out and vote.

“It’s our God given right to vote,” Turner said.  “We’ve had many people who fought and died, just so we can have this chance.”

Turner was fascinated by the Louisiana U.S. Senate race, pulling for Sen. Mary Landrieu.

“We need to support Sen. Mary Landrieu because she has seniority, in many ways,” Turner said. “She’s for Louisiana, from the wet lands to the oil.”

Likewise, Parish voter Gerri Brown is drawn to the race as well.

“Sometimes, one vote may make the difference,” Brown said.

In Adams County, supporters of the candidates running in the Adams County Court Judge race stood outside various precincts waving signs before moving traffic.

“The community and the state needs help, and our candidates are the only people we can depend on to help us,” said County voter Micheal Smith. “(Juveniles) need somebody that’s going to look out for them and their best interests.”

Adams County poll worker C.C. Harper reported few issues at the polls today.

“We have experienced an excellent turnout,” Harper said. “We have had no complaints or problems, just a lot of happy people smiling.”

Polls will close at 7 p.m. tonight at all voting precincts in Adams County and 8 p.m. in Concordia Parish.

The Mississippi secretary of state’s office reported few problems with voting around the state by late morning.

The agency says it has received about 145 calls, mostly regarding minor issues with voting machines and general election questions.

Mechanical problems with some election-related technology were reported in Harrison, Hinds and Washington counties, but officials say votes are being counted.

Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says the election is running smoothly.

In Adams County, races include those for U.S. Senate and Mississippi’s third congressional district. The races for the area’s judicial seat on the state court of appeals and the circuit and chancery court judgeships are uncontested.

The race for Adams County Court judge has six contenders. The candidates are running without party affiliation because judicial seats are nonpartisan.

A vote “yes” for Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 30 will guarantee the right to hunt and fish in the State of Mississippi as a constitutional privilege for its citizens.

Adams County voters will be voting in the following races:

U.S. Senate – Mississippi

• Travis W. Childers (D)

• Thad Cochran (R)

• Shawn O’Hara (Reform)

U.S. House of Representatives, District 3

• Gregg Harper (R)

• Douglas MacArthur (Doug) Magee (D)

• Roger Gerrard (I)

• Barbara Dale Washer (Reform)

Court of Appeals, District 4 Position 1

• Virginia Carlton

Chancery Court, District 17-1

• E. Vincent Davis

Chancery Court, District 17-2

• George Ward

Circuit Court Judge, District 6-1

• Lillie Blackmon Sanders

Circuit Court Judge, District 6-2

• Forrest Al Johnson

Adams County Court Judge

• Walt Brown

• Lucian Lamar Bullen III

• Patricia F. Dunmore

• Brandi Lewis

• Scott J. Pintard

• Scott F. Slover

State of Mississippi House Concurrent Resolution 30

This proposed constitutional amendment establishes hunting, fishing, and the harvesting of wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, as a constitutional right subject only to such regulations and restrictions that promote wildlife conservation and management as the Legislature may prescribe by general law.

• Yes

• No

Concordia Parish voters will be voting in the following races:

U.S. Senate – Louisiana

• Wayne Ables (D)

• Raymond Brown (D)

• Bill Cassidy (R)

• Thomas Clements (R)

• Mary Landrieu (D)

• “Rob” Maness (R)

• Brannon Lee McMorris (Lib)

• Vallian Senegal (D)

• William P. Waymire Jr. (D)

U.S. House of Representatives, District 5

• Ralph Lee Abraham (R)

• Eliot S. Barron (Green)

• Harris Brown (R)

• “Zach” Dasher (R)

• “Jeff” Guerriero (R)

• Clyde C. Holloway (R)

• “Jamie” Mayo (D)

• Vance M. McAllister (R)

• Charles Saucier (Lib)

• “Ed” Tarpley (R)

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner

• Foster Campbell (D)

• Keith Gates (R)

Seventh Judicial District Judge, Division B.

• Jack H. McLemore Jr. (D)

• Ronnie O. McMillin (D)

• John Reeves (D)

Parishwide proposition

Shall the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana (the “Parish”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, be authorized to continue to levy and collect a tax of one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) (the “Tax”) (an estimated $660,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of service in the Parish, as defined by law, for a period often (10) years, from and after July 1, 2015, with the proceeds of the Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) to be dedicated and used for the purpose of extending, improving, maintaining and/or operating the Parishwide Hospital Service District of the Parish of Concordia, State of Louisiana, and its facilities and services?

• Yes

• No

Town of Ferriday sales tax renewal

Shall the Town of Ferriday, State of Louisiana (the “Town”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 29 of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to levy and collect within the Town a tax of one percent (1%) (the”Tax”) upon the sale at retail, the use, the lease or rental, the consumption, and the storage for use or consumption, of tangible personal property and on sales of services in the Town (an estimated $1,280,000 reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the tax for an entire year), all as defined by law, inclusive, for a period often (10) years from and after January 1,2015, with the avails or proceeds of the Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax), to be dedicated and used for payment of the general operating expenses of the Town and for payment of all or part of the cost of one or more capital improvements and/or the maintenance and operation thereof, or for any one or more of said purposes?

• Yes

• No

Justice of the Peace District 1

• Justin Conner (D)

• Benja R. Fussell (R)

School Board, District 3A

• Damon Knapp (R)

• Ricky Lee Raven Sr. (Ind)

School Board, District 4A

• Ronnie Bradford (R)

• Ron Walter (D)

School Board, District 4B

• Jeffrey Goodman (Ind)

• Challenger withdrawn

Justice of the Peace, District 4

• Harvey L. Burns (D)

• Jerry Stallings (D)

Constable, District 5A

• John Cowan (Ind)

• Jerry Emfinger (D)

Constitutional Amendments

For information about the 14 constitutional amendments on the ballot, go online to 1.usa.gov/ZN92o3.