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Price Wallace is unofficially the winner of the House of Representative District 77 seat. Wallace defeated Hayes Patrick by 80 votes. 7 affidavit ballots from Rankin County will be counted Wednesday morning, August 1st.
The first box to report was Mendenhall 1 with a 26-26 tie. The tied boxes were a sign of a tight race ahead. Patrick carried the Harrisville, Magee 1, Pearl and Sumrall boxes. Price carried Magee 4 North, Pinola, Jupiter, Magee 2, Magee 4 South, Mendenhall 3, Merit, Weathersby, Shivers, Braxton, and D’Lo.
Rankin county heavily favored Hayes Patrick (494) to Wallace (156).
Below is a break down of the box count.
Pictured: Sue Honea and Zach Holbrook, MageeNews.com, and newly elected House of Representative District 77 Price Wallace