Unofficially, nearly 900,000 Mississippians cast ballots Tuesday in the state’s special election to decide who will fill the remainder of the term for Sen. Thad Cochran, who retired earlier this year due to health reasons.

Officially, Election Day enthusiasm was hard to miss.

The day began early for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former congressman Mike Espy, and ended late with both candidates headed into a post-Thanksgiving runoff. In the state’s other Senate race, Sen. Roger Wicker scored a decisive victory over state Rep. David Baria from the Coast.

Mississippi Today photojournalist Eric J. Shelton hit the trail also to capture Election Day images of the candidates and Mississippi voters.

Voters cast their votes at Jackson Fire Station #22 during the midterm elections Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., waves to drivers as she holds a campaign sign at the intersection of Ridgewood Road and Lakeland Drive Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Voters walk in and out of Byram City Hall during the midterm elections Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Candace Washington holds her 3-year-old daughter, Reagan Washington, during the Mike Espy watch party at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks during her watch party at the Westin Jackson Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Sen. Roger Wicker, left, listens as Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks to supporters during her watch party at the Westin Jackson Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Governor Phil Bryant, right, stands behind Republican interim Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as she speaks to supporters during her watch party at the Westin Jackson Tuesday, November 6, 2018.

Mike Espy takes photos with supporters during his watch party at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Espy will be in a run-off with Republican interim Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Mike Espy is welcomed by his supporters during his watch party at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Espy will be in a run-off election with Republican interim Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Mike Espy celebrates with his family during his watch party at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Espy will be in a run-off election with Republican interim Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Mike Espy leaves his watch party after speaking to supporters at the Hilton Jackson on County Line Road Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Espy will be in a run-off election with Republican interim Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Close window X

Republish this article

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Unless otherwise noted, you can republish most of Mississippi Today’s stories for free under a Creative Commons license. For digital publications:

• Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. To republish online, simply click the button, copy the html code and paste into your Content Management System (CMS).
• Editorial cartoons and photo essays are not included under the Creative Commons license and therefore do not have the "Republish This Story" button option. To learn more about our cartoon syndication services, click here.
• You can’t edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style.
• You can’t sell or syndicate our stories.
• Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization.
• If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @MSTODAYnews on Facebook and @MSTODAYnews on Twitter.

For print publications:

• You have to credit Mississippi Today. We prefer “Author Name, Mississippi Today” in the byline. If you’re not able to add the byline, please include a line at the top of the story that reads: “This story was originally published by Mississippi Today” and include our website, mississippitoday.org.
• You can’t edit our stories, except to reflect relative changes in time, location and editorial style.
• You cannot republish our editorial cartoons, photographs, illustrations or graphics without specific permission (contact our managing editor Kayleigh Skinner for more information). To learn more about our cartoon syndication services, click here.
• Our stories may appear on pages with ads, but not ads specifically sold against our stories.
• You can’t sell or syndicate our stories.
• You can only publish select stories individually — not as a collection.
• Any web site our stories appear on must include a contact for your organization.
• If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @MSTODAYnews on Facebook and @MSTODAYnews on Twitter.

If you have any other questions, contact Audience Development Director Lauchlin Fields.

Mississippi votes: Scenes from Election Day

by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today
November 7, 2018

<h1>Mississippi votes: Scenes from Election Day</h1> <p class="byline">by Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today <br />November 7, 2018</p> <p>Unofficially, nearly 900,000 Mississippians cast ballots Tuesday in the state’s special election to decide who will fill the remainder of the term for Sen. Thad Cochran, who retired earlier this year due to health reasons.</p> <p>Officially, Election Day enthusiasm was hard to miss.</p> <p>The day began early for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former congressman Mike Espy, and ended late with both candidates <a href="https://mississippitoday.org/category/senate-runoff-2018/">headed into a post-Thanksgiving runoff</a>. In the state’s other Senate race, Sen. Roger Wicker scored a decisive victory over state Rep. David Baria from the Coast.</p> <p>Mississippi Today photojournalist Eric J. Shelton hit the trail also to capture Election Day images of the&nbsp;candidates and Mississippi voters.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2018/11/07/mississippi-votes-scenes-from-election-day/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=214339&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

1