Cyrus Ben won reelection last night and will serve another term as tribal chief for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
He received 1,872 votes, or 62% of all votes cast, The Neshoba Democrat reported. Tribal Chief candidates Phyliss J. Anderson and Tarina K. Anderson received 1,023 votes and 141 votes, respectively.
Below are the winners of the Tribal Council for each precinct.
Bogue Chitto
Ronnie Henry, Sr. (Incumbent)
Bogue Homa
Berdie M. Steve
Conehatta
Timothy Thomas, Sr. (Incumbent)
Pearl River
Nigel Gibson (Incumbent)
Red Water
Ricky L. Anderson, Sr.
Sam John
Standing Pine
Richard Sockey (Incumbent)
Tucker
Dorothy Bell Wilson
This article has been updated to note that Sam John also won a seat on the council in the Red Water community.