Absentee voting in Mississippi surged ahead of Tuesday’s national midterm elections, with 116,453 voters casting ballots before Nov. 3, the Mississippi Secretary of State reported on Monday.
In the 2022 midterm elections, just 49,630 Mississippians voted absentee out of more than 700,000 votes cast.
Mississippi has a major U.S. Senate race on the ballot this year, with Democrat Scott Colom challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for her seat. All four of Mississippi’s U.S. House seats are also on the ballot.
Precincts are reporting high turnout across the state, with voters waiting in long lines in some areas.
Today’s elections nationwide will determine control of the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate. Republicans currently hold both chambers.
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