Jackson County Circuit Clerk Randy Carney told the Mississippi Free Press there are 138 outstanding absentee ballots and over 1,400 total affidavit ballots being counted in Jackson County. Carney said 280 absentee ballots have already been received. 

Carney said to his knowledge, at least affidavit 327 have been counted, citing information from Election Commission Chairman Danny Glaskox.

The Jackson County Election Commissionerā€™s Office will resume counting ballots at 7 a.m. tomorrow. The process is open to public viewing.

Amy Schafer is the Mississippi Free Press' Gulf Coast bureau reporter in partnership with Report for America. A 2026 graduate of Pennsylvania State University's Schreyer Honors College, she holds degrees in advertising/public relations, global and international studies with a concentration in human rights and women's, gender and sexuality studies. Before joining MFP, she served as editor-in-chief of Penn State's student newspaper The Daily Collegian and freelanced for The Washington Post.