Lieutenant Governor decided

Phil Bryant (R) elected Lieutenant Governor, according to the AP.

Attorney general, Secretary of State results

According to the AP:

Jim Hood (D) is re-elected as Attorney General.
Delbert Hosemann (R) wins Secretary of State.

More to come.

18 of 18 precincts reporting, absentee and affidavit remain uncounted

All 18 of the 18 precincts of Lafayette County are now counted and have been announced. There are about 500 absentee and affidavit votes left to be counted, but they aren't expected to finish until well into the night.

Here are the totals, less the absentee and affidavit votes.

Local elections:

Supervisor, District 1:
Brewer (R): 645
Pickens (D): 1001
Montgomery(I): 77

Supervisor, District 4:
Wells (R): 682
Oliphant (D): 1143
Montgomery: 77

Superintendent of Education:
Davis (R): 1110
Foster (D): 2496

Statewide elections:

Governor:
Barbour (R): 5288
Eaves (D): 2562

Lt. Governor
Bryant (R): 4908
Franks (D): 3010

Secretary of State:
Hosemann (R): 4496
Smith (D): 3312

Attorney General:
Hopkins (R): 4106
Hood (D): 3788

State Auditor
Pickering (R): 4320
Sumrall (D): 3415

Insurance Commissioner:
Chaney (R): 4709
Anderson (D): 3117

Agriculture Commissioner:
Spell (R): 3779
Cole (D): 3289
Riley (I): 662

State Representative, District 12:
Akins (R): 2183
Payne (D): 1358

For the complete story, check The Daily Mississippian Wednesday morning.

State returns start coming in

While Online Editor Zachary Wilson fills you in as returns come in from Lafayette County elections, I'm posted in The DM newsroom to provide information on the returns from the state races, courtesy of the Associated Press. Here's the latest:

Haley Barbour (R) has been re-elected as governor.
Tate Reeves (R) has won the race for state treasurer.

Here are the statistical breakdowns for the governor's race and other statewide elections, so far:

Governor

370 of 1,899 precincts - 19 percent

Haley Barbour, GOP (i) 49,496 - 56 percent

John Arthur Eaves, Dem 38,742 - 44 percent

Lieutenant Governor

370 of 1,899 precincts - 19 percent

Phil Bryant, GOP 49,858 - 57 percent

Jamie R. Franks, Dem 37,711 - 43 percent

Secretary of State

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Delbert Hosemann, GOP 3,627 - 58 percent

Robert Smith, Dem 2,613 - 42 percent

Attorney General

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Jim Hood, Dem (i) 3,565 - 56 percent

Al Hopkins, GOP 2,777 - 44 percent

Auditor

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Stacey Pickering, GOP 3,365 - 54 percent

Mike Sumrall, Dem 2,907 - 46 percent

Treasurer

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Tate Reeves, GOP (i) 3,872 - 62 percent

Shawn O'Hara, Dem 2,343 - 38 percent

Agriculture Commissioner

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Lester Spell, GOP (i) 3,332 - 52 percent

Rickey Cole, Dem 2,548 - 40 percent

Paul Riley, CST 554 - 9 percent

Insurance Commissioner

31 of 1,899 precincts - 2 percent

Mike Chaney, GOP 3,803 - 60 percent

Gary Anderson, Dem 2,507 - 40 percent

I'll post updated information as it comes across the wire. Stay tuned!

The votes begin to trickle in...

As of about fifteen minutes ago, votes from seven of the 18 precincts in Lafayette County have been counted, according to Mary Alice Busby, Lafayette County circuit clerk. Busby said she expects it to be a late night, possibly as late as 1 a.m. or 2 a.m.

Republican Haley Barbour currently leads the race for Mississippi governor over Democrat John Arthur Eaves, Jr., in Lafayette County, though the number doesn't include absentee or affidavit ballots.

Several of the local candidates are present in the Lafayette County Chancellery Court building as the vote totals come in. Word around the court is that voting turnout was low statewide, but there are no numbers available to confirm it yet.

As the voting ends

It's 6:30 p.m. and the polls are about to close. Check The DM Newsblog throughout the night for voting updates, then read tomorrow's edition of The Daily Mississippian for complete coverage. Also, tune in to 92.1 Rebel Radio for vote updates as they happen.