Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves set special elections on Nov. 4 to replace outgoing Democratic senators John Horhn, David Jordan and House Rep. Orlando Paden.

The special elections are being held because two Mississippi lawmakers were elected as mayor of their cities, and another resigned midway through his term.

Gov. Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced that he has set four special elections. The three special elections for Senate District 24 (Leflore, Panola, and Tallahatchie Counties), Senate District 26 (Hinds and Madison Counties),

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves announced Monday that the state will be holding three special elections in November to fill seats vacated across several state districts.

The Mississippi governor set dates for four special elections: two for the Mississippi Senate, one for the Mississippi House and one for a county tax collector.