Tuesday’s special election was forced by a court-ordered redistricting to offer Black voters a chance for more representation in the State Capital.

See Mississippi winners from the Nov. 4 special legislative election in Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties. Did any districts flip parties?

Mississippi Democrats scored a significant win Tuesday night, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate for the first time in 13 years by flipping two seats and shifting the balance of power.

The race to replace John Horhn in Mississippi’s Senate District 26 is set for Nov. 4. Here’s what voters should know.

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – Special election races are underway in parts of our viewing area. Polls opened this morning at 7 am. In Noxubee County, voters will be determining the outcome for three different races. Those include the Sheriff’s seat, the Coroner’s position, and the race for District 5 Election Commissioner.

Most of the elections come after a federal court ordered more Black-majority districts in the Mississippi Senate. Lawmakers had to create new boundaries for many districts to comply with the law.

DeSoto County residents will return to the polls Nov. 4 to cast their ballots in the Mississippi Senate special elections.

A 13-year-long supermajority in the Mississippi state senate has been broken after Tuesday’s special election.

Jackson's District 26 Senate seat, left vacant when John Horhn became the city’s mayor, is set for a Dec. 2 runoff after Tuesday's election results.

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi Democrats appear to have broken a Republican supermajority in the state Senate, claiming victories in two Republican-held districts that were redrawn after a court ruled they should have greater representation for Black voters.