Mississippi Elections Zone 2026
Election News
Evan Turnage Launches Primary Bid Against U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson, Vowing Mississippi ‘Revitalization’
Democrat Evan Turnage, who previously served as chief counsel for former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, is running to represent Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 Democratic primaries. He is seeking to unseat longtime U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson.
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Series of Jackson, Biloxi and Virtual Solutions Circles Reveal Election Concerns, Possible Answers
Mississippi Free Press hosted two in-person and two virtual Solution Circles where citizens shared elections-specific concerns and suggestions.
Democracy
Democracy | The Epstein Saga Is Not a Game. It’s About Protecting Women and Girls From Rape and Retribution.
“My education about the prevalence of sexual predators and their various modus operandi was still ahead for me when I bolted from Mississippi for what I believed were safer horizons for women,” Donna Ladd writes, reflecting on her story amidst the Jeffrey Epstein saga of rape and retribution.
Democracy | ‘Whiteness’ Is an Ancient Con. We Must Win ‘The Game’ Together.
“We need to become a powerful majority to turn back bigotry and inhumanity amid this fierce urgency of now—not as a coalition of humanity that agrees all the time, but one united to save democracy and to finally realize the dream of so many who gave their lives to save us,” Donna Ladd writes.
Democracy | Leaping Into the Past: Little Makes Me Angrier Than Lies About Our History
Donna Ladd reflects on the times she discovered the hidden racist pasts of institutions and towns that did all they could to downplay that history.
Opinion | Don’t Despair: Connection Is the Antidote to ‘Stale, Ugly’ Hate
“I’ve long wondered what I would do if our nation bowed fully to hate and our democracy started its descent,” Donna Ladd writes, “but I know now that whatever we can do to right the ship must start with connecting with others.”
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MFP Trusted Elections: Infographics
Visualizing the 2025 election in Mississippi. Infographics by William Pittman.
Election Officials Move 12 Polling Places Before Mississippi’s Nov. 4 Legislative Special Elections
County election officials in Mississippi have moved 12 polling places and closed four since 2024, an MFP investigation finds. Voters in 18 counties are headed to the polls for Mississippi’s 10 legislative special elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Officials have moved 12 polling places, including three polling places in DeSoto County, one in Forrest County, five in Hinds County, one in Madison County and three in Tallahatchie County. You can browse through the polling place changes in the list below:
If your voting precinct has changed this year but is not listed here, or you experience any problems with voting, email us at voting@mississippifreepress.org.
Officials have also closed one precinct in Madison County, one in Panola County and two in Tallahatchie County, as seen in the list below:
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