Mississippi voters go to polls today for U.S. Congressional primaries. What to know

Mississippians go to the polls Tuesday in party primary elections to elect candidates to represent their parties in the state’s four U.S. Congressional districts that will be on the Nov. 8 general election ballots.

“In Mississippi, primary elections are conducted by political parties,” said Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State in a press statement. “However, our office will have observers in precincts across the state.”