Incumbents win re-election with low voter turnout

The 2024 primary election was a good night for incumbents in Jones County who were all re-elected with ease.The turnout for the primary election was low, a total of 15.41 percent, or 3,163 ballots cast out of 20,525 registered voters. Advanced voting spanned three weeks and accounted for 5.44 percent of the vote, or 1,116. Absentee by mail ballots were 1.06 percent of the vote or 217 ballots.The…