Residents vote in the runoff election by postal vote

COMMITMENT 20-24 Reporting tonight from the State Supreme Court. This is a runoff election that will be followed closely. RARELY COURT RACES GET A LOT OF ATTENTION, BUT THERE ARE A FEW THAT WILL BE DECISED ON TOMORROW…THAT CATCH THE ATTENTION. VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER JIM KITCHENS WILL KEEP HIS JOB, WHICH HE HOLDS FOR ALMOST 16 YEARS, OR CHOOSE SENATOR JENNIFER BRANNING TO TAKE OVER. THE TWO FIGHTED ALONG THE CAMPAIGN PATH… BOTH QUESTIONED THE OTHER’S EXPERIENCE IN THE COURTROOM. She is a practicing lawyer. Kitchens is a former three-term district attorney. < JIM KITCHENS/STATE SUPREME COURT JUDGE: TO MY KNOWLEDGE, SHE HAS NEVER HAD A CASE IN DISTRICT COURT BEFORE, THE SUPREME COURT COMES MORE THAN 70 PERCENT CLOSER TO 80 PERCENT OF ITS APPEALS IN THE STATE DISTRICT COURTS. AND SENATOR BRANNING HAS NO TRIAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS MOST IMPORTANT COURT IN OUR MISSISSIPPI JUDICY. < STATE SENATOR JENNIFER BRANNING - STATE JUDICIAL CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME COURT: I have judicial experience in every court in Mississippi and have practiced in Mississippi for two decades, along with legislative experience in the Mississippi Senate. I am therefore confident that I have the experience and energy necessary TO SERVE MISSISSIPPIANS WELL IN THE MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT. KITCHENS isn't shying away from reaching age 81...or the next term, which is still eight years away. < JIM KITCHENS/State Supreme Court Incumbent: I feel good, I'm at my best and I feel like I have a lot to offer people. BRANNING'S CAMPAIGN CALL SHE SAID IT WAS A CALL FOR CONSERVATIVE CHANGE IN THE STATE HIGH COURT. < STATE SENATOR JENNIFER BRANNING - SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE: I think the fact that five people were initially in the race lets you know that Mississippians are ready for a change... and as of November 5th, two-thirds have of people who voted voted for someone other than the incumbent in the race. Another judge's race that is being closely watched is the race for a Hinds County judge seat. BRIDGETTE MORGAN AGAINST HER RUN-OFF OPPONENT YEMI KINGS. THE HINDS COUNTY RACE IS TO FILL THE SEAT OF THE LATE LARITA COOPER STOKES. The ballot boxes open at 7 a.m., close at 7 p.m. and we have the numbers F

Polls are closed in Mississippi’s general runoff elections

Updated: November 26, 2024, 7:00 a.m. CST

Polls are closed in the general runoff election for Mississippi voters. Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens will face Jenifer Branning in Tuesday’s runoff election. Kitchens is seeking a third term. Since then, Branning has served as a state senator for District 18 2016.PGlmcmFtZSBjbGFzcz0iYXAtZW1iZWQiIHRpdGxlPSJMaXZlIGVsZWN0aW9uIHJlc3VsdHMgdmlhIHRoZSBBc3NvY2lhdGVkIFByZXNzIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzO i8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2N1c3RvbWVycy9sYXlvdXRzL29yZ2FuaXphdGlvbi1sYXlvdXRzL3B1Ymxpc2hlZC81ODY5OC8y NTcwNy5odG1sIiB3aWR0aD0iMTAwJSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIHNjcm9sbGluZz0ibm8iIG1hcmdpbmhlaWdodD0iMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+PHNjcmlwdCBkZWZlciB zcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmVzLmFwLm9yZy9lbGVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRzL2Fzc2V0cy9taWNyb3NpdGUvcmVzaXplQ2xpZW50LmpzIj48L3NjcmlwdD4=If If you do not see the results above see, click here. Some Hinds County voters will cast their ballots in a runoff between Bridgette Morgan and Yemi Kings. They are fighting to fill a Hinds County Court judgeship held by the late Judge LaRita Cooper Stokes. General runoff elections are taking place in 49 districts. Click here to find out if there is a runoff election in your area.

JACKSON, Miss. –

Polls are closed in the general runoff election for Mississippi voters.

Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens will face Jenifer Branning in Tuesday’s runoff election. Kitchens is seeking a third term. Branning has been a state senator for District 18 since 2016.

If you don’t see the results above, click here.

Some Hinds County voters will cast their ballots in a runoff between Bridgette Morgan and Yemi Kings. They are fighting to fill a Hinds County Court judgeship held by the late Judge LaRita Cooper Stokes.

General runoff elections are taking place in 49 districts. Click here to find out if there is a runoff election in your area.