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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
November 27, 2018

Hyde-Smith wins runoff; becomes the first woman elected to U.S. Senate from Mississippi

Cindy Hyde-Smith has won the runoff for the special election to replace Senator Thad Cochran, who retired due to medical reasons back in April.  In so doing, she has become the first woman from Mississippi elected to the United States Senate. Hyde-Smith thoroughly toppled opponent Mike Espy by what is currently an 8% victory at…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
November 27, 2018

President Trump visits Mississippi to campaign for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith one day before election

President Donald Trump made his first appearance of two in the Magnolia state in Tupelo on Monday night, just one day before polls open to vote in the U.S. Senate runoff that has become quite a heated race between Senator Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy. Then the President headed to the coast to appear in Biloxi,…