Sheriffs and 11 of 13 county board incumbents seeking re-election in Claiborne, Sharkey and Issaquena counties face opposition in this year’s election, all in the Democratic primary.

Claiborne County Sheriff Frank Davis, first elected in 1979, is opposed by Calvin Lewis and Marvin Lucas in primaries Aug. 2. Lewis ran second to Davis four years ago as an independent. Willie Earl Edwards has filed as an independent and will face the primary winner Nov. 8.

All five of Claiborne’s supervisors have opponents. Primary races are between:

• District 1 Supervisor Allen Burks and Anna Laura “Cush” Wiliams. The winner faces independent Tammy (Lightfoot) Harris.

• District 2 Supervisor Michael “Pop” Wells and Charlie “Chuck” Norrell Sr. The winner faces independent Tommy Lee King.

• District 3 Supervisor Mott Headley Jr. and Edwin A. Smith.

• District 4 Supervisor Ronald Shoulders and Patricia Crowder Chambliss. The winner faces independent Nora Grigsby Turner.

• District 5 Supervisor Charles Shorts and Daniel L. Porter. Shorts defeated Porter by eight votes four years ago.

Another contested primary is for Claiborne County superintendent of education, where Dr. Anna Kilcrease faces the Rev. Elijah Coach Brown. The winner faces independent “DR JO” Ann Collins Smith. For justice court, Western District incumbent Jimmy Ellis faces Hollis “Lang” Purviance. Eastern District judge Daniel Lucas faces Thomas A. Smith Jr., with the winner facing independent Stella Neal Moore. Constables Roosevelt Dotson and Edward “Goose” Goods are opposed — Dotson by Berthum Allen and Goods by Rickey Neal, with the winner facing Richard Moore.

Unopposed are Circuit Clerk Sammie Good, Chancery Clerk Gloria Dotson, County Prosecutor Michael Keyton, County Surveyor Grady Wayne Anderson, Coroner J.W. Mallett and Tax Assessor/Collector Diane Davaul.

In Sharkey County, Sheriff Lindsey Adams Jr. faces three Democrats in the primary, while 25 candidates are running for five supervisor posts.

Adams is opposed by Derrick O. Smith, Johnny Spand and Cardell Hughes. The winner faces independent Winford Nash.

Primary races on the county board feature:

• District 1 Supervisor Bill Newsom and Patrick Pickle. The winner takes the seat.

• District 2 Supervisor Melvin Jones and C.P. Clay and Leroy Smith Jr. The winner faces independents Ellis Stuart, Christopher Booker and Eugene Lane Jr.

• District 3 Supervisor Samuel Matthews and Eldredge Walker. The winner takes the seat.

• Four Democrats to replace District 4 incumbent Joe D. King, who isn’t seeking re-election. The primary features Ronald Hargrave, Tommy Ewing, Jessie Mason and Tim Hodnett, with the winner to face independents James Bolden, King T. Evans Jr., Ray Duke Sr. and Jimmie Holmes.

• District 5 Supervisor Willie Smith against Carl Ford Sr., Freddie Webster, Kenneth Hendrix and Lillie Bell Pittman. The winner faces independents Mose Robinson and Melvin Young who, along with challenger King Evans Jr. in District 4, is a South Delta School District board member.

Chancery and Circuit Clerk Murindia Williams faces Barbara Shelby Washington in the primary. Justice court judges Treves Cooper and E. Clark Secoy are opposed, Cooper by Sarah Hodnett and Secoy by Deborah (Miller-Chocolate) Williams, with the winner there facing independent Athena Chamberlain. Constable Post 1 Trent Hall faces Terrance Alford and Freddie Jackson.

Unopposed are Tax Assessor/Collector Tracy Brown, Coroner Angelia Eason, County Prosecutor Charles Weissinger Jr. and Constable Post 2 Charlie Marshall.

In Issaquena County, Sheriff Richard Jones faces Walter Clark in the primary, one of three contested countywide races.

Chancery and Circuit Clerk Erline Fortner is opposed by Brenda Joyce Peterson. Tax Assessor/Collector Deborah Robin faces Shelia McFarland.

Primary races in the county are comprised of:

• District 2, where three Democrats are running to replace Gene Fulton, who isn’t seeking re-election. The primary features Melvin Sias, Robert T. Williams Jr. and John T. Kerr Jr., with the winner to face independent Ricky Boyd.

• District 4 Supervisor Michael Parker faces Billy Carpenter. The winner takes the seat.

• District 5 Supervisor Milton Goza faces Stan Delaney and Eugene Warfield. The winner takes the seat.

Justice Court Post 1 Judge Gayle Bunton Coleman faces Elijah Lewis III and Connie R. Shorter. Constable Post 2 Matthew Williams faces Willie E. Sias, the lone Republican running in any of the three counties.

Unopposed are District 1 Supervisor Lewis Hatcher, District 3 Supervisor Larry White, Coroner Angela Williams, Justice Court Post 2 Judge Tommy Williams and Constable Post 1 Stallard Williams.