Sheriff – Election numbers by Precinct
Published 9:41 am Wednesday, November 8, 2023
- In this photo taken this summer at a political rally at Mt. Olivet Fire Dept.,the candidates for sheriff were Shane Phelps, Dennis Darby, John Lantern, and Otis Griffin. Lantern lost in the party primaries. Phelps won the general election Tuesday night with a 53 percent vote.
Sheriff Shane Phelps won a second term as the top law enforcement officer in Panola County, getting 6,101 votes compared to the 4,349 for Dennis Darby, and 853 for Otis Griffin. There were 10 write-in votes.
Phelps won 53 percent of the total vote. Of the 910 absentee ballots cast, he won 524.
By precinct, vote totals for each candidate were as follows:
(These numbers will remain unofficial until the election is certified by the Election Commission, which must complete that task within a week, per state law)
Shane Phelps
Como Library – 414
Union Fire Station – 189
Sardis Courthouse – 352
Sardis Lake Fire Dept. – 109
Sardis Library – 387
Pleasant Grove Fire – 53
Longtown Fire Dept. – 63
Crenshaw Fire – 80
Macedonia-Concord – 354
Pope Hosanna – 456
Cliff Finch Bldg. – 164
Courtland Baptist – 689
Tocowa Community – 290
Crowder Wastewater – 78
Panola Extension – 189
Eureka Community – 358
Black Jack Community – 324
Mt. Olivet Fire – 373
Batesville Courthouse – 648
Patton Lane – 490
Enon Water Bldg. – 41
Total – 6,101
Dennis Darby
Como Library – 328
Union Fire Station – 120
Sardis Courthouse – 220
Sardis Lake Fire Dept. – 63
Sardis Library – 211
Pleasant Grove Fire – 78
Longtown Fire Dept. – 77
Crenshaw Fire – 114
Macedonia-Concord – 107
Pope Hosanna – 209
Cliff Finch Bldg. – 248
Courtland Baptist – 162
Tocowa Community – 292
Crowder Wastewater – 34
Panola Extension – 234
Eureka Community – 366
Black Jack Community – 396
Mt. Olivet Fire – 303
Batesville Courthouse – 664
Patton Lane – 72
Enon Water Bldg. – 51
Total – 4,349
Otis Griffin
Como Library – 72
Union Fire Station – 19
Sardis Courthouse – 80
Sardis Lake Fire Dept. – 18
Sardis Library – 97
Pleasant Grove Fire – 8
Longtown Fire Dept. – 20
Crenshaw Fire – 20
Macedonia-Concord – 104
Pope Hosanna – 16
Cliff Finch Bldg. – 15
Courtland Baptist – 70
Tocowa Community – 17
Crowder Wastewater – 28
Panola Extension – 9
Eureka Community – 37
Black Jack Community – 38
Mt. Olivet Fire – 36
Batesville Courthouse – 58
Patton Lane – 82
Enon Water Bldg. – 9
Total – 853
