Ezell said he has spent the recent weeks campaigning across South Mississippi.
Hyde-Smith has served eight years and is running for another term.
Outgoing MDPS commissioner Sean Tindell, who is campaigning for Mississippi Attorney General, will remain at MDPS until Nov. 30, 2026, to assist with the transition, according to Gov. Reeves.
The Harrison County Election Commission began training poll workers on Tuesday.
Former Governor Haley Barbour details lessons from Katrina that still apply decades later to hurricane response.
Carl Boyanton is running as an Independent candidate for U.S. Representative in Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District.