Tupelo mayor leaves special Senate race in Mississippi
A Democratic mayor dropped out of a special U.S. Senate race in Mississippi on Tuesday, leaving four candidates in the contest to serve the final two years of an unexpired term.
Document: Democratic candidate was Republican in California
More questions are being raised about the party loyalties of Howard Sherman, who is running as a Democrat for the Mississippi U.S. Senate seat now held by Republican Roger Wicker.
Mississippi senator incorrectly says she has Trump support
A Republican appointee who’s trying to hold onto a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi sent a fundraising appeal Tuesday saying she’s supported by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.
5 candidates now in special Senate race in Mississippi
Two more people filed Monday to run in a special U.S. Senate election in Mississippi, bringing the field of candidates to five.
Cindy Hyde-Smith sworn in as 1st female Mississippi senator
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith made history Monday when she was sworn in as the first woman to represent Mississippi in the U.S. Senate, a milestone that strategists hope will propel the former agricultural commissioner and early President Donald Trump supporter when she faces a tough election in fall.
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.
2nd Democrat in race for open Senate seat in Mississippi
A second Democrat has entered the race for an open U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, complicating party leaders’ hopes that their voters would unify behind a single candidate for what is probably a once-in-a-generation chance to win an open seat in the Republican-dominated state.
McDaniel criticizes group that complained about him
A U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi said Wednesday that he’s filing an Internal Revenue Service complaint against a group that complained to the Federal Election Commission about him.
Finance complaint filed in Mississippi Senate campaign
A nonpartisan group says in a complaint to the Federal Election Commission that a super PAC has been improperly organizing and funding activities for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi.
Vermont now only state to never send a woman to Congress
Vermont, considered by many to be one of the most liberal states in the country with a higher-than-average percentage of women serving in the state Legislature, is the only state to have never sent a woman to Congress.
Senate appointee in Mississippi pledges to support Trump
Mississippi’s Republican agriculture commissioner, who served on a farm advisory committee for President Donald Trump, was appointed Wednesday to succeed a veteran U.S. senator who is resigning because of poor health.
With 2 US Senate races, Mississippi lawmaker switches pick
With a rare opportunity to run for either of two U.S. Senate seats, an insurgent Mississippi Republican switched targets Wednesday.
Slimantics: Senate campaign: Sweet, but deadly
Ask any dog owner and he will tell you to be careful where you keep the anti-freeze.
Days before deadline, McDaniel unsure about Senate race
A Mississippi state lawmaker who lost a bitter U.S. Senate race in 2014 says he will “get into a dark place and pray” about whether to run this year.
Cybersecurity firm: US Senate in Russian hackers’ crosshairs
The same Russian government-aligned hackers who penetrated the Democratic Party have spent the past few months laying the groundwork for an espionage campaign against the U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity firm said in a report Friday.
Arpaio points to political traits he shares with Trump
People have been comparing the political styles of President Donald Trump and former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio since the allies starting appearing together at campaign events.
Democrat Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore
Democrat Doug Jones’ historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election, despite Moore’s last-minute lawsuit claiming voter fraud.
Moore: ‘Battle is not over’ in Senate race
Alabama Republican Roy Moore on Friday told supporters that the “battle is not over” in Alabama’s Senate race even though President Donald Trump and others have called on him to concede.
After big Senate loss, what’s next for firebrand Roy Moore?
Roy Moore has now lost more statewide races than he’s won in Alabama, including a Senate contest that seemed within reach. So will the Republican former judge now abandon politics and ride off into the sunset?
Analysis: Trump bets on Moore and suffers stinging defeat
Rarely has a sitting president rallied behind such a scandal-plagued candidate the way Donald Trump did with Alabama’s Roy Moore.