Overview
- Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time with no in‑person early voting, and Mississippi’s open primary rules allow any eligible voter to choose a party’s ballot, though voters cannot switch parties for a runoff.
- Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith faces physician Sarah Adlakha, while Democrats Scott Colom, Albert R. Littell and Priscilla W. Till compete for their party’s Senate nomination.
- Colom’s profile draws added attention after President Joe Biden nominated him to a federal judgeship in 2023, a move blocked by Hyde-Smith.
- In the House races, Rep. Bennie Thompson faces Democratic challengers Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams III in the 2nd District, while GOP candidates Ron Eller and Kevin Wilson vie for the Republican nod; several other districts feature incumbents running unopposed in their primaries.
- Election officials note new voting equipment in some counties, including Rankin County’s first‑in‑nation dual authentication system, as party leaders from both sides publicly press voters to participate.