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6 a.m.: Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday
Polls open at 7 a.m. across Mississippi for the Republican and Democratic primary races for U.S. House of Representatives.
The Clarion Ledger will be reporting from the polls throughout the day so check this link regularly for updates or follow the hashtag #MSElex on Twitter.
Note: If you witness or experience issues at the polls or have questions about voting that aren’t answered at your precinct, call the Mississippi Secretary of State’s election hotline at 800-829-6786.
Mississippi has four congressional districts: northeastern Mississippi, two in central Mississippi and one in south Mississippi. District lines changed slightly this year, following population changes indicated by the 2020 Census.
Mississippi:Contested races expected for party primary elections in 2022
Each of the state’s four incumbents face opposition within their parties in the primaries this year. The winners of the primaries will go on the November ballot where they will face a new challenger.
District 1 incumbent Rep. Trent Kelly has one Republican challenger in Mark Strauss. The winner of the District 1 Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary, either Hunter Avery or Dianne Black in November.
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District 2 incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson will face Jerry Kerner in the Democratic primary. Four Republican hopefuls, Michael Carson, Ronald Eller, Brian Flowers and Stanford Johnson, are vying to unseat the longtime congressman. Only one Republican will face the winner of the Democratic primary in the November election.
District 3 incumbent Michael Guest will face two Republican challengers in Michael Cassidy and Thomas Griffin. Only one Democrat qualified for the office. Shuwaski Young will appear on the November ballot along with the winner of the Republican primary.
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District 4 incumbent Steven Palazzo faces the heaviest opposition with six Republican challengers in the primary: Carl Boyanton, Raymond Brooks, Mike Ezell, Kidron Peterson, Clay Wagner and Brice Wiggins. The winner of the Republican primary will face the winner of the Democratic primary — either Johnny DuPree or David Sellers — and Libertarian candidate Alden Johnson in November.
Clarion Ledger reporters Lici Beveridge, Brian Broom, Joshua Williams, Ross Reily and Kierra Fleming and editor Scott Hawkins are contributing to this story.
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