Analysis: Candidates need motivated voters for Senate runoff
Candidates in Mississippi’s U.S. Senate runoff are competing with college football, Thanksgiving turkey and the mad dash of Christmas bargain hunting as they try to hold voters’ attention.
State senator’s ‘public hanging’ remark draws rebuke
A newly published video shows a white Republican U.S. senator in Mississippi praising someone by saying: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.”
Senator open to debate in potential Mississippi runoff
A Mississippi Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate says she would not mind debating a Democratic challenger if they get into a runoff for the special election.
Photo: Espy’s state tour
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy speaks to a crowd at Starkville Police Department headquarters in downtown Starkville on Monday. During his visit to Starkville, Espy also made stops at Mississippi State University’s campus as part of his statewide tour before Election Day on Nov. 6.
GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith, Democrat Espy each top $1M in 3 months
A Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi and one of her Democratic challengers both report raising more than $1 million from July through September.
Challenger won’t debate unless Sen. Hyde-Smith does
A Democrat in a special U.S. Senate election in Mississippi said Friday that he won’t take part in campaign debates unless Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith also participates.
Ex-Clinton secretary to run for Mississippi Senate seat
A Mississippi Democrat who was President Bill Clinton’s first agriculture secretary officially announced his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Friday, saying he’ll run in a special election to finish the term started by longtime Republican Thad Cochran.