Jackson, MS (Mississippi Free Press)

Two candidates vying for a seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court have starkly different records on key issues. Conservative Republican Mississippi Sen. Jenifer Branning is hoping to unseat moderate Justice Jim Kitchens in a runoff election for his Supreme Court District 1 seat on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

Supreme Court District 1 includes voters located mostly in central Mississippi, including in Bolivar, Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, Washington and Yazoo counties.

In 2021, Justice Jim Kitchens disagreed with the conservative majority's decision overturning a voter-approved medical marijuana program and nullifyin

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