Magee wins Democratic nomination for Laurel mayor The general election will take place on June 8. (Source: WDAM) By WDAM Staff | April 6, 2021 at 11:19 PM CDT - Updated April 6 at 11:36 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - After an hours-long delay, Laurel election officials finally revealed vote counts from Tuesday’s municipal primary elections about three hours after polls closed.
Polls closed at 7 p.m., but the city did not announce any updates on the count until around 10 p.m.
Incumbent Mayor Johnny Magee clinched the Democratic nomination for mayor and will face independents Kim Page, Anthony Hudson and Miranda Beard in the June 8 general election.