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August 5, 2015

Three DeSoto County House Republicans defeated in primary; Tupelo’s state Sen. Collins loses

Major upsets noted in DeSoto County Legislative races held some of the biggest upsets of the night, especially for incumbent lawmakers hailing from DeSoto County. Reps. Wanda Jennings of Southaven, Pat Nelson of Southaven and Forrest Hamilton of Olive Branch were all defeated Tuesday night. The three Republican lawmakers all voted against charter school bills,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 5, 2015

Incumbent Coast legislators move on to General Election

South Mississippi appears ready to return its legislators State Sen. Sean Tindell survived a series of mailings, which Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann called gutless and illegal to defeat challenger Katherine DeCoito… ..State Sen. Michael Watson was cruising past Butch Loper in the District 51 GOP primary and Sen. Deborah Dawkins won the Democratic Party…