Circuit clerk offices have begun offering in-person absentee voting for special election runoffs in Mississippi Senate districts 24 and 26. In-person absentee voting began on Saturday, Nov. 22, and will end on Nov. 29. The Mississippi Senate special election runoffs are on Dec. 2.
Senate District 24 will choose between candidates Curressia M. Brown and Justin Pope, both of whom secured the most votes out of five competitors in the Nov. 4 special legislative election. The district includes parts of Leflore, Tallahatchie and Panola counties.
The Mississippi Senate District 24 special election followed Sen. David Jordan’s retirement from the seat. Candidates ran as nonpartisan in the district’s special election, but either of the runoff candidates is expected to caucus with Democrats.
Kamesha Mumford and Letitia Johnson will be on the ballot for Senate District 26’s special legislative runoff election for the district located in Hinds and Madison counties. Both candidates received the most votes in the Nov. 4 election out of five total candidates.
The Mississippi Senate District 26 special election followed former Sen. John Horhn’s election as mayor of Jackson. Candidates ran as nonpartisan in the district’s special election, but as in District 24, either of the runoff candidates is expected to caucus with Democrats.
On weekdays, Mississippians can vote absentee in person at their clerk’s office from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mississippians can vote absentee in person at their local clerk’s office on Saturday, Nov. 22, and Saturday, Nov. 29, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m.
People voting through mail-in absentee ballots must have their ballot postmarked by 5 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office has tracking for mailed-in absentee ballots available on the My Election Day portal. The office’s website also has more information about absentee voting requirements.
Since the 2024 election, officials in Hinds, Madison and Tallahatchie counties have made changes to several polling places. For a full list of changes, you can review a searchable table at this link.
All candidates in the runoff election, along with political committees that have accepted donations or that use funds to support or oppose candidates in this election, must file the pre-runoff report by 5 p.m. on Nov. 25, the Secretary of State’s office said in a Thursday press release.
Voters can ask the secretary of state’s Elections Division questions by calling 1-800-829-6786, emailing ElectionsAnswers@sos.ms.gov or visiting YallVote.ms.
Mississippians will vote for legislative offices on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Any eligible registered voter who registered to vote in person and had their voter registration application postmarked at least 30 days ahead of the election can cast a ballot in the special runoff election.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Contact your local circuit clerk or election commissioners for polling place information. Voters must bring an accepted form of photo ID to the polls; if they do not have an accepted form of photo ID, voters can get a free voter ID from their local circuit clerk before Election Day. For more information, visit sos.ms.gov/yall-vote.
