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Mississippi voters are heading to the polls today to vote for U.S. House representatives in the state’s four congressional districts. The nationwide congressional midterm elections will determine whether Democrats retain control of Congress or if Republicans take one or both chambers.
County election officials in Mississippi have made changes to at least 97 polling places since the 2020 election, including 27 changes since the June 2022 primaries, a Mississippi Free Press investigation finds.
U.S. Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., is pushing for Congress to adopt a nationwide ban on abortion once cardiac activity becomes detectable, or around the sixth week of pregnancy.
U.S. House Rep. Steven Palazzo, a Republican who has served Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District since 2011, will fight to save his seat in a runoff later this month after failing to secure at least 50% of the vote in Tuesday night’s Republican Party primary.
Republicans and Democrats across Mississippi will select congressional candidates in tomorrow’s party primaries. This year, both parties have candidates running in all four congressional districts.
Shuwaski Young is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, a seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Michael Guest, on June 7, 2022.
Ron Eller is a candidate in the Republican Party primary for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on June 7, 2022.
David Sellers is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District, a seat currently held by Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo, on
Hunter Avery is a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District on June 7, 2022.
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