In the Jackson area alone, Hinds County Circuit Clerk Zack Wallace said his team was still counting absentee ballots Wednesday morning and the Hinds County Election commission had not yet started processing affidavit ballots.

The winner of a runoff between Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens and Jenifer Branning likely won’t be declared until next week.

Amy St. Pe’ won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday, wrapping up one of two runoffs in judicial races between candidates who advanced from the Nov. 5