Shuwaski Young is running for secretary of state in 2027 as a Republican. His announcement comes less than a year after he left the Democratic Party.

Ty Pinkins is leaving the Mississippi Democratic Party and is now running as an independent in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Shuwaski Young is running for secretary of state in 2027 as a Republican. His announcement comes less than a year after he left the Democratic Party.

Ty Pinkins is leaving the Mississippi Democratic Party and is now running as an independent in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Ty Pinkins is leaving the Mississippi Democratic Party and is now running as an independent in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Ty Pinkins is leaving the Mississippi Democratic Party and is now running as an independent in the 2026 U.S. Senate race.

Mississippi was once the sapphire jewel on Democrats’ Southern crown, awarding the party a majority of its four congressional districts as recently as 2008. But racial realignment hit especially hard ...