NAACP deploys election protection resources to Mississippi amid tight Senate Race
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV) – The NAACP says it has deployed additional election protection resources and staff to Mississippi as officials continue counting ballots in one of the nation’s closest U.S. Senate races.
According to the civil rights organization, national legal, policy, and field staff have been sent to Mississippi to support the NAACP Mississippi State Conference as election officials work through provisional ballots and ballot cure requirements. The organization says the effort is intended to help ensure eligible votes are counted and certified.
The NAACP says 23 staff members have been deployed across Jackson and Biloxi as part of the effort.
In a statement, Derrick Johnson, president of the National NAACP and a Jackson resident, said the organization is focused on helping voters who cast provisional ballots and ensuring their votes are included in the final certified results.
The deployment follows a voter outreach campaign the NAACP says included opening 11 offices across Mississippi, knocking on 150,000 doors in 40 counties, registering more than 17,000 voters, sending 1.4 million text messages, and mailing approximately 700,000 voter information flyers.
The organization says the Mississippi effort is part of a nationwide, multi-million-dollar get-out-the-vote initiative focused on voter education, community outreach, leadership development, and election protection efforts leading up to the 2026 midterm elections.
Mississippi election officials continue reviewing ballots as results remain close in several races statewide.
