As of October 7, the Statewide Election Management System (SEMS) reported a total of 23,434 absentee ballots received in Mississippi for the 2024 November General Election. The system reported a total of 38,

Skip ahead to more modern times in 2011, when Republican Phil Bryant won with the second-most votes amassed in a November general election for Mississippi governor. Bryant’s opponent — Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree — was the first Black Mississippian elected by a major party to be a gubernatorial nominee.