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Judge: Absentee voting OK with pre-existing health issues

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has ruled voters with health conditions that might make them vulnerable to COVID-19 must be allowed to vote by absentee ballot. However, the judge rejected an argument…

Mississippi Republican Party Holds 2020 State Convention

JACKSON—Delegates to the Mississippi Republican State Convention, held August 1, elected Party leadership for the next four years. County conventions and precinct caucuses were held July 11, 2020. “The reorganization of our Party through the Convention process is an important…

Trump floats election 'delay' amid claims of voting fraud

By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay" to November's presidential election. And he's making unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud. The dates of federal elections are…

Voter registration deadline is October 5th

We are a little more than three months away from the 2020 general election as Americans head to the polls to cast their ballots on Tuesday, November 3rd and a lot is at stake, including deciding who the next president…

Bernie Sanders drops 2020 bid, leaving Biden as likely nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice…

Mississippi 2020 Primary Election Live Results

Here are the results for the 2020 Mississippi Primary Election: For United States President: (Democrat) Joe Biden has been declared the winner in the Mississippi Democratic Primary Election. For United States Senate: (Democrat) Mike Espy wins Democratic Senate primary in…

Familiar faces greet South Mississippi voters at local precincts

While the results of today’s primaries are still uncertain, some things remain the same such as familiar faces at some of South Mississippi’s most popular precincts. News 25’s Toni Miles takes us behind the scenes at the precinct located at…

Mississippi among 6 states with presidential primary Tuesday

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Democrats are voting in a presidential primary that has been narrowed to three candidates. The state is awarding 36 Democratic delegates Tuesday. Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned Sunday…

Mississippi Primary Elections take place Tuesday, March 10th

Mississippi’s Primary Elections are next week and so far absentee ballots for Harrison County have been slow compared to years past. At the polls on Tuesday, residents will decide whether they want to vote Republican or Democrat. Voters will see…

Robert Deming announces candidacy for Congress

One local official known to Biloxi residents has announced his candidacy for Mississippi’s fourth congressional district seat. Robert Deming announced today that he will challenge incumbent Representative Steven Palazzo in the Republican primary for the seat. Deming currently serves on…

Trump Qualifies for March 10 Primary Ballot in Mississippi

By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump's campaign has filed paperwork for him to appear on the March 10 Republican primary ballot in Mississippi. The qualifying papers and a $2,500 check were filed Monday at the state Republican headquarters…

Mississippi Democrat Espy to run again for US Senate in 2020

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy announced Tuesday that he's running again for U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, setting up a 2020 rematch of a race that churned up the state's painful racial history. Espy made…

General Election 2019 Local Election Live Results

2019 Local Election Results Harrison County: House of Representatives District 114 Jeffrey S. ‘Jeff’ Guice has won the House of Representatives District 114 race. He won with 75% of the vote. House of Representatives District 115 Results not final Felix…