The last uncalled result of the Nov. 3, general election was the Central District Supreme Court contest between Griffis and Court of Appeals Judge LatriceWestbrooks. With certified results from 22 counties in the Central District reporting to the Secretary of State Michael Watson, Griffis now has 51.5% of the vote, or 202,530, compared to Westbrooks’ 190,455 votes. These results are not official, but they are based on certified results from the counties. These county results are available on the website of Secretary of State. Despite the close contest, some of the delays in calling the election was due to Mississippi’s method of counting votes. Unlike other states, where counties report unofficial votes to the secretary-of-state’s offices, which maintain a cumulative tally of votes, the Associated Press is the only entity that gathers statewide vote totals in Mississippi on election night. The Secretary of State’s Office does not release final results until all 82 county have certified their results. The deadline for counties to submit their certified results to Secretary of State was Friday, but 12 counties missed it. All counties had completed their work by Wednesday. The Secretary of State has until December 3 to count the votes for each contest on the Nov.3 ballot. However, it is likely to complete the process by then. Due to the narrow margins of the race and Hinds, the largest county in district, not reporting certified results, the Associated Press did not make a call in the Supreme Court race. On election night, the Associated Press called other Mississippi contests. After being appointed by Bryant to complete the term of former Chief Judge Bill Waller Jr. in 2019, Griffis will be completing a full eight year term on the Supreme Court. Griffis was a Meridian native and served as the chief judge of the Court of Appeals before being appointed to the Supreme Court. Westbrooks, who represents District 2, is currently serving her first term as a Court of Appeals judge. She represents Jackson and a large portion of west Mississippi. She was hoping to become the first African American woman and fifth Black member of the state’s highest court. The court, which has nine members, has not had two African American members at the same moment in modern history. It also has only two women members in 2016, when it had two. One female member of the Supreme Court is Dawn Beam from the Southern District, and Leslie King from the Central District. Seven other justices are white men. Although Westbrooks was disqualified from the Supreme Court race in 2016, she will still be on the Court of Appeals. She will continue her term until January 2025.