2020 Mississippi elections
Mississippi held its state elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The primaries were on March 10, 2020, with runoffs on June 23.
What was on the ballot
- Federal offices
- President of the United States (Mississippi participates in the Electoral College)
- United States Class II Senate seat
- All of Mississippi’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives (three incumbents and one open seat)
- State government
- Four Mississippi Supreme Court seats were on the ballot
- Ballot measures
- Ballot Measure 1: Legalization of medical marijuana (two options)
- Initiative 65: A petition-driven plan for medical marijuana with a detailed program and rules
- Alternative 65A: A legislature-drafted plan with different rules and oversight
- Ballot Measure 2: Removal of the statewide electoral college requirement for statewide offices
- Ballot Measure 3: Approval of a new state flag design
Key results
- Ballot Measure 1 (medical marijuana)
- Yes, to approve either Initiative 65 or 65A: 61.65%
- Support for Initiative 65 specifically: 57.89%
- Support for Alternative 65A: 20.68%
- Result: Voters approved a medical marijuana plan (through approval of one of the two options)
- Ballot Measure 2 (removing statewide electoral college)
- Yes: 79.28%
- Result: The statewide electoral vote requirement would be removed; governors and statewide offices would use a majority vote with potential runoffs under general law
- Ballot Measure 3 (new state flag)
- Yes: 72.98%
- Result: A new state flag design was approved; if voters had rejected it, a new flag would have been proposed in 2021
What voters were deciding besides measures
- In federal races, Mississippians voted for the U.S. President, for the Class II U.S. Senate seat, and for all four U.S. House seats.
- The ballot also covered four Mississippi Supreme Court seats up for reelection.
Additional notes
- Mississippi has six electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
- The flag measure included a plan for a special election in November 2021 if the proposed flag had not been adopted.
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