See Mississippi winners from the Nov. 4 special legislative election in Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties. Did any districts flip parties?

Mississippi Democratic Party chairman Cheikh Taylor praised the Voting Rights Act for making Tuesday’s results possible while MSGOP chairman Mike Hurst said Republicans were underdogs in the new gerrymandered districts.

Most of the elections come after a federal court ordered more Black-majority districts in the Mississippi Senate. Lawmakers had to create new boundaries for many districts to comply with the law.

Court-ordered elections reshaped Mississippi’s Senate map, ending a long-standing GOP edge and raising questions about what comes next at the Capitol.

The Supreme Court will decide whether federal law prohibits states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Special election races are underway in parts of our viewing area. Polls opened this morning at 7 am. In Noxubee County, voters will be determining the outcome for three different races. Those include the Sheriff’s seat, the Coroner’s position, and the race for District 5 Election Commissioner.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Anthony “Tony” Smith in the ongoing challenge over the 2023 Democratic primary for Hinds County Supervisor District 2, according to a statement released Thursday by David L. Archie’s attorney.

The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case to determine whether a Mississippi state election law permitting ballots received after election day to be counted

An upcoming case before the U.S. Supreme Court addressing Mississippi elections rules on absentee ballots could reshape how—and when — Ohio counts thousands of mail-in votes in future elections.