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How to vote in Mississippi · 2026

Voter ID rules, vote-by-mail policy, registration deadlines, and polling place lookup for Mississippi residents — verify the specifics with the Mississippi Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Mississippi Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Mississippi federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Cindy Hyde-smith (R)$5.0Mfec.gov →
Scott Colom (D)$1.6Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D4Walter Michael Ezell (R)$889Kfec.gov →
D1John Trent Kelly (R)$869Kfec.gov →
D3Michael Patrick Guest (R)$763Kfec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Mississippi, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Mississippi now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Tate Reeves (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Wicker, Roger F. (Republican)· since 2007bio ↗
Armed ServicesAirlandEmerging Threats and Capabilities+4
Commerce, Science, and TransportationCoast Guard, Maritime, and FisheriesSurface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety+1
COCHAIRMANCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Environment and Public WorksChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and RegulatoryClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety+1
Intelligence
Rules and Administration
Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican)· since 2018bio ↗
Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryCommodities, Derivatives, Risk Management, and TradeConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and RelatedDepartment of Homeland Security+4
Committee of Congress on the Library
Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergy
Rules and Administration
U.S. HOUSE
AgricultureForestry and HorticultureLivestock, Dairy, and Poultry
Armed ServicesIntelligence and Special OperationsSeapower and Projection Forces
IntelligenceCentral Intelligence AgencyNational Security Agency and Cyber
AppropriationsEnergy and Water Development and Related AgenciesHomeland Security+1
CHAIREthics
Homeland SecurityBorder Security and Enforcement
Natural ResourcesEnergy and Mineral ResourcesWater, Wildlife and Fisheries
Transportation and InfrastructureCoast Guard and Maritime TransportationEconomic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Mississippi legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 52 members · 52 districts
STATE HOUSE · 122 members · 122 districts
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Strict photo IDExcuse-required absenteeNo online voter registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Mississippi requires a photo ID to vote. Accepted: driver's license, passport, government employee ID, student ID from Mississippi college, gun permit, military ID, or tribal ID. Free voter ID available at circuit clerk offices.
VOTE BY MAIL
Absentee voting available with a valid excuse (over 65, disabled, out of county, student, etc.).
Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Mississippi are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — MS

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Mississippi system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Not available
Register / update online
**MS has NO OVR.** Paper application only, mailed to circuit clerk (county). 30-day pre-election deadline.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
County
Request a mail ballot
EXCUSE REQUIRED (age 65+, away, work conflicting with polls, sick). Application returned to county circuit clerk. No online request. (Old `/elections-voting/absentee-voting` slug 404'd in 2026 SOS site rebuild; absentee guide rolled into the elections-voting landing page.) sos.ms.gov is Akamai-blocked from server egress; manual only.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Candidate Qualifying List.
Not available
Statewide ballot measures
**No citizen-initiative process** as of 2021 (MS S.Ct. struck down Initiative 65 / Section 273). Only lege-referred amendments.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Per-cycle PDFs. NO live election-night SOS portal.
Statewide→
Election calendar
March 10 / April 7 primary + runoff for judicial; Nov 3 general.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Mississippi

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionNo Deadline
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionBy Email or Fax: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionBy Mail: Postmarked by*
2026-11-03Registration — General ElectionBy Email or Fax: Received by
Full FVAP MS guide →
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