Petal Ward 3 candidates make their case ahead of runoff Petal Ward 3 candidates make their case ahead of runoff By Eddie Robertson | April 20, 2021 at 8:17 PM CDT - Updated April 20 at 8:32 PM PETAL, Miss. (WDAM) - Ward 3 voters in Petal will be making their decision as to who will represent them for the next four years in a runoff election for the Republican nomination to be held on Tuesday, April 27. Incumbent Alderman Clint Moore is facing a stiff challenge from a relative newcomer to politics, Blake Nobles. After ballots were counted in the Primary on April 6, Nobles led Moore by 8 votes, triggering the runoff.