Moss Point Voters: What’s on Your November 3 Ballot
From the U.S. Senate to the school board, here is what Moss Point voters will see on the November 3 ballot, plus the weekdays and Saturdays to vote absentee.
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Every Moss Point voter will find the U.S. Senate race, the U.S. House race and a slate of judicial races on the November 3 ballot. Depending on where they live, some voters will also choose a Moss Point School District trustee or an election commissioner. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, and for this general election you vote at your assigned Jackson County precinct.
The races on the November 3 ballot
The list below follows the official Jackson County sample ballot, with candidates in the order they appear on it and the labels printed beside their names. Races with one candidate still carry a line for a write-in, and the ballot has races on both sides, so turn it over before you finish.
Federal races
- U.S. Senate: Scott Colom (Democrat), Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican), Ty Pinkins (Independent)
- U.S. House, 4th Congressional District: Mike Ezell (Republican), Jeffrey Hulum III (Democrat), Carl Boyanton (Independent)
Judicial races
Judges run without party labels, so every candidate in these races appears on the ballot as nonpartisan.
- Court of Appeals, District 5, Position 1: Anthony “Tony” Lawrence
- Chancery Court, District 16, Place 1: D. Neil Harris Sr., Jennifer Sekul Harris, Matthew Paul Pavlov
- Chancery Court, District 16, Place 2: Ashlee Cole
- Chancery Court, District 16, Place 3: Mark Maples
- Chancery Court, District 16, Place 4: Kaleigh Nelson
- Circuit Court, District 19, Place 1: Matthew Lachaussee, Justin Lovorn
- Circuit Court, District 19, Place 2: Kathy King Jackson, Leilani “Lani” Tynes
- Circuit Court, District 19, Place 3: Calvin Taylor
- Circuit Court, District 19, Place 4: George Huffman
- Jackson County Court Judge, Place 1: Stacie Zorn
- Jackson County Court Judge, Place 2: Mark Harrison Watts
Races on some ballots, depending on where you live
- Moss Point School District Trustee 2: Antoinette Robinson Morris (Independent)
- Moss Point School District Trustee 3, special election: Leah Burks (Independent)
- Election Commissioner, District 4, special election: Michael Merritt Dickinson (Independent)
Your own ballot lists only the races for your precinct, and the Secretary of State’s My Election Day lookup will show you that ballot along with your polling place.
The two pages above are the county’s sample ballot, which combines races from across Jackson County, so it also carries races for other school districts in the county, and either page opens full size when you select it.
Vote absentee in person before Election Day
If you qualify, you can vote absentee in person at the Jackson County Circuit Clerk’s office in Pascagoula from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, through October 30. The office also opens from 8:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 24, and Saturday, October 31, and in-person absentee voting ends at noon on October 31. The Secretary of State’s absentee voting guide lists who qualifies, including voters who are 65 or older, voters with a disability, and voters who will be away from the county or at work during all polling hours on Election Day. A mailed absentee ballot needs a postmark of November 3 or earlier and must reach the Circuit Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on November 10, according to the Mississippi Secretary of State’s 2026 elections calendar. The Circuit Clerk’s office at (228) 769-3040 can answer questions about your absentee application.
Where you vote and what to bring
Pelican Landing is the polling place for city elections only, so for this county, state and federal election you vote at your assigned Jackson County precinct. Mississippi requires every voter at the polls to show an acceptable photo ID, such as a Mississippi driver’s license, a U.S. passport or a Mississippi Voter ID card, which is free at any Circuit Clerk’s office. If you arrive without one, you can still vote by affidavit ballot and then show your ID at the Circuit Clerk’s office within five business days so your ballot counts.
On the paper ballot, fill in each oval completely with a black or blue pen, never a red pen, a felt tip or a pencil, and if you make a mistake, ask for a new ballot instead of crossing anything out.
Keep the dates close
Both absentee Saturdays and Election Day are on the City’s community calendar, and the City’s Voting & Elections page keeps every date, the photo ID list and the absentee rules in one place. With those two pages close, every voter in Moss Point can walk in on November 3 knowing what to expect.
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