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	County Clerk
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	Treasurer
City
	Blytheville	13,406
	Gosnell	2,910
	Joiner	498
	Keiser	751
	Leachville	2,039
	Luxora	942
	Manila	3,682
	Osceola	6,976
	Wilson	766
Town
	Bassett	124
	Birdsong	32
	Burdette	140
	Dell	194
	Dyess	339
	Etowah	254
	Marie	108
	Victoria	20
Census Designated Place
	Armorel	312
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Marketing Area
	Memphis, TN

Sub-Races
% Of Total Votes	Office	Mississippi Winner	Yr	Mississippi Votes	% of Sub	% Vs. Full Race
0.96%	Governor	Sarah Huckabee Sanders	22	5,401	62.13%	-0.83%
0.94%	Lieutenant Governor	Leslie Rutledge	22	5,251	62.13%	-2.08%
0.95%	Attorney General	Tim Griffin	22	5,497	64.62%	-2.99%
0.95%	Auditor	Dennis Milligan	22	5,358	63.57%	-3.21%
0.89%	Treasurer	John M. Thurston	24	6,920	66.96%	+1.59%
0.94%	Commissioner of State Lands	Tommy Land	22	5,373	64.38%	-4.40%
0.91%	President	Donald J. Trump	24	6,963	64.97%	+0.77%
0.98%	Senate Class II	Tom Cotton	20	7,792	66.66%	+0.13%
0.94%	Senate Class III	John Boozman	22	5,430	63.87%	-1.86%
3.89%	AR - District 01	Rick Crawford	24	7,071	68.08%	-4.80%
1.21%	Issue #2	No	12	6,371	53.47%	-3.16%
1.21%	Issue #5	No	12	6,496	51.38%	-0.06%
1.19%	Issue 1 - Administrative Rules Approved By Legislature	Yes	14	5,503	58.09%	-0.97%
1.13%	Issue 1 - Concerning the Terms, Election, and Eligibility of Elected Officials	Yes	16	8,810	73.40%	+3.18%
0.88%	Issue 1 - Legislative Special Sessions	No	22	4,083	50.87%	-6.68%
0.89%	Issue 1 - Lottery Proceeds	Yes	24	8,978	87.33%	-2.26%
0.99%	Issue 1 - Transportation Sales Tax Continuation Amendment	Yes	20	6,705	56.78%	+1.45%
1.19%	Issue 2 - 75% of Required Petitions for Additional Time	Yes	14	5,395	56.73%	+3.42%
1.11%	Issue 2 - Allow the Governor to Retain His or Her Powers and Duties When Absent From the State	Yes	16	8,522	71.23%	-1.19%
0.94%	Issue 2 - Ballot Measure Supermajority	Yes	22	4,249	52.24%	+11.36%
0.99%	Issue 2 - Change State Legislative Term Limits Amendment	Yes	20	6,949	60.16%	+4.78%
0.89%	Issue 2 - Pope County Casino Licenses	Yes	24	5,642	55.11%	-0.69%
1.14%	Issue 2 - Voter ID Amendment	Yes	18	8,328	83.46%	+3.99%
0.94%	Issue 3 - Exercise of Religion	Yes	22	5,045	61.46%	+11.87%
0.99%	Issue 3 - Initiative Process and Legislative Referral Requirements Amendment	No	20	5,655	50.28%	-5.65%
1.19%	Issue 3 - Term Limit, Lobbyist Limits, Salary Panel	Yes	14	5,352	55.15%	+2.72%
1.18%	Issue 4 - Casinos Authorized in Crittenden, Garland, Pope, and Jefferson Counties Initiative	Yes	18	6,695	65.42%	+11.32%
0.95%	Issue 4 - Marijuana Legalization	Yes	22	4,304	50.61%	+6.86%
1.18%	Issue 4 - Statewide Alcohol Legalization	No	14	5,360	54.77%	-2.65%
1.19%	Issue 5 - Minimum Wage Increase	Yes	14	7,258	73.55%	+7.62%
1.17%	Issue 5 - Minimum Wage Increase Initiative	Yes	18	7,879	75.82%	+7.35%
1.13%	Issue 6 - Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016	Yes	16	7,001	56.08%	+2.97%
1.25%	State Lottery	Yes	08	8,441	65.49%	+2.66%
1.23%	Unmarried Couple Adoption Ban	Yes	08	7,335	58.14%	+1.07%

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The Justice of the Peace is an elected official in county government. Mississippi County has 11 Justices of the Peace which forms the Mississippi County Quorum Court.

The Quorum Court is the Legislative body of county government. These officers representing 11 districts within the county meet to conduct county business and review ordinances and resolutions for passage. The county judge is the presiding officer over the Quorum Court without a vote, but with the power of veto. This veto can be overridden with a 3/5 vote of the total membership of the Quorum Court.