In Mississippi, county election offices have until Nov. 13 to confirm election results thanks to a now-defunct state law allowing the counting of mail-in absentee ballots for five days following the election as long as those ballots were post-marked by Election Day.
A federal appeals court panel incorrectly interpreted federal and state laws when it ruled that Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive a few days later
Republican Rep. Michael Guest won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Mississippi. Guest was unopposed this year in the primary and general election in central Mississippi’s 3rd District.
In the Mississippi Supreme Court Central District and the only contested Mississippi Court of Appeals race, both dragged on through Tuesday night with no candidate clearly gaining a 50% plus one majority needed for absolute victory.
The mayor of Mississippi’s capital city says he has been indicted in an alleged bribery operation, and he said it is a “political prosecution” to hurt his 2025 campaign for reelection
Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Mississippi on Tuesday. Thompson defeated Republican Ron Eller, a military veteran and physician assistant. Thompson served as Bolton mayor and Hinds County supervisor before he won a 1993 special election to represent western Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District,