Haley and other Republican challengers are still on Tuesday’s ballot in MS primary

Super Tuesday already narrowed the presidential race to Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump, but voters in South Mississippi will see other names and races on the ballot in Tuesday’s Primary.

Nikki Haley pulled out of the race Wednesday, after losing in all but Vermont and the District of Columbia, yet her name will still be on the ballot in Mississippi.

She joins Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy as candidates who qualified to appear on the March 12 primary ballot but have since withdrawn from the election, said Secretary of State Michael Watson.

The deadline for a candidate’s name to be remove was before the sample ballot was published on Jan. 22.

Unlike some states, Mississippi doesn’t have options to choose “none of the above” or “uncommitted,” as voters have done in other primaries, reportedly in protest of Biden’s policies.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. The deadline to vote in person absentee is Saturday, March 9 at noon at the county clerk’s office in the county where the voter is registered.

A voter can choose to vote Republican or Democrat in the primary, but must vote in the same primary in the event of a runoff.

Also running

Two other races are on Tuesday’s ballot are for U.S Senate and House seats for South Mississippi:

U.S. Senate

On the Republican ticket, incumbent Roger Wicker faces two challengers, Ghannon Burton and Don Eubanks

Running unopposed on the Democrat ticket is Ty Pinkins.

U.S. House District 4

After serving his first term, incumbent Mike Ezell is opposed on the Republican ticket by Carl Boyanton, who ran against Ezell in 2022, and Michael McGill.

Craig Elliot Raybon is unopposed on the Democrat ticket.

More information about polling places is found at the state’s My Election Day website.