According to finalized reporting by the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office, 1,225,176 people voted by or on Nov. 5 in the presidential, congressional, state and special elections. That figure represented about 62% of the state's electorate, or the total number of eligible voters. Compared to previous years, it's a bit of a drop.

A federal appeals court panel incorrectly interpreted federal and state laws when it ruled that Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive a few days later

Trump won Mississippi in the U.S. Presidential election with a higher percentage than in 2020. Several blue counties also went red.

In Mississippi, county election offices have until Nov. 13 to confirm election results thanks to a now-defunct state law allowing the counting of mail-in absentee ballots for five days following the election as long as those ballots were post-marked by Election Day.

Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II and Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba vow to fight federal corruption charges and not step down.

North Dakota Republican Julie Fedorchak was elected last week. Nationwide, 16% of Republican House nominees this year were women.