The Jones County Justice Court Judge for District 2 seat is coming down to the wire.
Sonny Saul unofficially holds a slim four-vote lead over Noel Rogers with Saul holding an 849 to 845 advantage over Rogers after all precincts have reported Tuesday evening.
The Jones County Circuit Clerk’s office has reportedly said there are 10 mail-in absentee votes yet to be returned.
The ballots must be postmarked and arrive before December 1 if they are to be counted.
Neither Saul nor Rogers could gather the required 50% of the votes in the November 3 election, however, Saul led Rogers with 33.63 percent of the vote while Rogers garnered 29.04 percent of the vote that evening.
Rogers was appointed by the Jones County supervisors in July to fill the vacancy created when Governor Tate Reeves appointed Billie Graham as the new Chancery Court judge of the 19th Chancery Court District of Mississippi.
Rogers was thrilled with the announcement in July saying, “I just hope that I do justice to the citizens of Jones County. I'm going to give my all to uphold the laws and the constitution of the State of Mississippi.”