General election set for Tuesday, Nov. 5

2024 General Election Sample Ballot

The general election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For those needing to vote early, absentee voting will take place during regular hours at the Circuit Clerk’s Office and on Saturday, Oct. 26, and Saturday, Nov. 2, from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. The absentee voting deadline is Nov. 2 at 12 p.m.

Neshoba County residents will vote in School Board elections for District 3 and District 4. Incumbents Jimmie Joyner (District 3) and V. Wyatt Waddell (District 4) are both running unopposed.

On the national stage, voters will choose between several candidates in the Presidential Election. 

Former Republican President Donald Trump is running with U.S. Senator J.D. Vance as his V.P. pick, while Democrat Kamala Harris, the current Vice President, has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

Additional presidential candidates include Independents Shiva Ayyadurai, Claudia De la Cruz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Peter Sonski, Constitution party candidate Randall Terry, Libertarian Chase Oliver, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Ty Pinkins will face off against Republican incumbent Roger F. Wicker.

Republican Michael Guest is running unopposed in the U.S. House of Representatives race for the 3rd Congressional District.

The Supreme Court Justice race includes candidates Jenifer Branning of Neshoba County, Byron Carter, Ceola James, Jim Kitchens, and Abby Gale Robinson, while Jack Wilson is running unopposed in the Court of Appeals District 3 Position 1 race.

For local Election Commissioner races, Sherry Nance (District 1) and Joseph Dewayne Sharp (District 3) are running unopposed, while Charlene Kirksey and Democrat Teresa Clemons Slaughter will compete for the District 5 seat.