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UPDATE: Nov. 27 watch parties are listed below.

Today is Election Day, which means two things: voting and watch parties. Here are watch parties with locations and times. We will update this list as we find out about more.

Election Run-off Watch Parties (Nov. 27)

U.S. Senate

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Where: The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.)

When: After the polls close

Mike Espy

Where: Mississippi Civil Rights Museum (222 North St., Suite 2205)

When: 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Judicial

David McCarty, Court of Appeals

Where: Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.)

When: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tiffany Grove, Chancery Court

Where: Filter Coffee House (128 Port Gibson St., Raymond)

When: 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Johnnie McDaniels

Where: Monte’s Steak & Seafood, Byram, MS

When: 8:00 p.m.

Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.