The sample ballot for the November 5 general election is now available in Mississippi.
According to Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson, the order of the sample ballot was set forth by the State Board of Election Commissioners in accordance with a portion of state law that requires nominees of political parties to be listed first and organized alphabetically by the candidate’s last name.
After political party nominees, independent candidates are listed alphabetically by the candidate’s last name.
Noticeably featured on the ballot at the presidential level is Independent Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who suspended his campaign on August 23 and endorsed former president and Republican nominee Donald Trump for the position of commander-in-chief.
While Kennedy now publicly supports Trump for the Oval Office and to have his name removed from the ballot in battleground states, he did not put forth any effort in having his name stripped from ballots in states, like Mississippi, that are not expected to flip this election cycle.
Kennedy previously had different challenges in the Magnolia State regarding his status on the ballot. In June, the environmental attorney and nephew of former President John F. Kennedy claimed he had earned ballot access in Mississippi as a We The People party candidate. The secretary of state’s office promptly refuted that claim.
Nonetheless, the former Democrat will be on the ballot in the state as an independent, though his efforts are behind the Trump camp as the two parties have joined forces in launching the “Make America Healthy Again” movement. They will be alongside Democratic nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Other important races in Mississippi include a U.S. Senate contest between incumbent Republican Roger Wicker and Democratic challenger Ty Pinkins; incumbent Republican Trent Kelly facing Democrat Dianne Black for Mississippi’s U.S. House District 1 seat; Democrat Bennie Thompson looking to secure the U.S. House District 2 seat for a 17th consecutive term as Republican Ron Eller looks to flip that seat red; and Republican Mike Ezell seeking a second term representing District 4 while Democrat Craig Raybon attempts to earn a two-year stint in Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, Republican Michael Guest, the incumbent from Mississippi’s 3rd congressional district, will be uncontested this go-around.
Additionally, voters across the Magnolia State will have the chance to elect justices from two of four open Mississippi Supreme Court seats that are being contested. A trio of appeals court races are also on the ballot.
Mississippi’s sample ballot can be found here.
