The Info
Where and when do you vote? Everything you need to know to vote in the 2020 election in Mississippi.
The Candidates
Who will be on the ballot on November 3? Meet the candidates who are running in the 2020 election.
The Ballot
This year, there are three initiatives that will be on the ballot: medical marijuana, the state flag design and a Jim Crow era provision.
VOTER INFO
GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 3, 2020
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Mark your calendar for the General Election day, Tuesday, November 3. Make sure to set a notification so you’re reminded in advance. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
WHERE TO VOTE
Find your polling place by visiting the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office and entering your address.
WHAT TO BRING
What do you need to bring to your polling place or to the Circuit Clerk’s office for absentee voting? Visit the Secretary of State’s list of acceptable forms of ID and find out if you need a Mississippi Voter Identification Card.
How safe is it to vote in person?
View answers to other questions from our readers on our Election FAQ.
THE CANDIDATES
U.S. SENATE
View all 2020 election coverage
We asked U.S. Senate candidates where they stand on issues such as COVID-19 response, public education, national debt and more. Click here to view their responses side-by-side.
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Click the links in the drop-downs below to read coverage of each candidate.
We asked the candidates in contested races for U.S. House of Representatives to share their views on several issues such as infrastructure, police funding, public education and more. Click here to view their responses side-by-side.
MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT
We asked the Mississippi Supreme Court candidates in contested races why they are running, what they hope to accomplish and if they believe criminal justice reform is needed. Click here to view their responses side-by-side.
Central District
Place 1:
- Kenny Griffis*
- Latrice Westbrooks
Place 2:
- Leslie D. King (unopposed)
*incumbent
Southern District
Place 3:
- Michael Randolph (unopposed)
Northern District
Place 3:
- Josiah Dennis Coleman*
- Percy L. Lynchard
*incumbent
PRESIDENT
Independent
- President: Phil Collins
- Vice President: Bill Parker
- President: Brock Pierce
- Vice President: Karla Ballard
- President: Kanye West
- Vice President: Michelle Tidball
Green
President: Howie Hawkins
Vice President: Angela Nicole Walker
Libertarian
President: Jo Jorgensen
Vice President: Jeremy “Spike” Cohen
American Solidarity
President: Brian Carroll
Vice President: Amar Patel
American Constitution
President: Don Blankenship
Vice President: William Mohr
THE BALLOT
Along with the races above, voters will also have their say in three different ballot measures: medical marijuana, a new state flag design and removing a Jim Crow-era provision from the state constitution.
View what the ballot will look like on Tuesday.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Mississippians who support medical marijuana will have to decide between two proposals that will be on the November general election ballot.
Lawmakers approved a proposal in March to place on the November ballot an alternative to a citizen-sponsored initiative designed to legalize medical marijuana for people with “debilitating illnesses.”
Supporters of the medical marijuana initiative say the legislative alternative is designed to confuse the voters and result in the defeat of both.
Read all of our coverage of the medical marijuana ballot measure.
STATE FLAG
Lawmakers passed a bill in June that immediately removed the state flag, and Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill into law. A nine-person commission has been appointed to develop a single new design by September, and Mississippi voters will approve or reject that design on the November 2020 ballot.
In the meantime, Mississippi will have no official state flag.
REMOVING THE HOUSE ELECTORAL PROVISION
Voters will have the opportunity in November to remove a Jim Crow-era provision from the state Constitution that makes Mississippi the only state in the nation where a candidate for statewide office can win a majority of the popular vote and not be elected.
The Mississippi Constitution, adopted in 1890, requires the winning candidate for governor and for other statewide offices to obtain both a majority of the popular vote and win the most votes in a majority of the 122 House districts.
Read all of our coverage of the electoral vote requirement ballot measure.
