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Underdogs Win Mississippi Runoffs
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Apr 02, 2008 10:14am |
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| News Date | Wednesday, April 2, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | April 2, 2008 – 12:39 a.m.
By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff
Runoff primaries Tuesday yielded good news for two Mississippi Republicans new to national politics: Each is virtually assured of a place in the House of Representatives.
Gregg Harper, former Rankin County GOP chairman, won the Republican nomination in the sweeping 3rd District with 57 percent, besting former state Sen. Charlie Ross, who received 43 percent with 99 percent of the precincts reporting.
In the northeastern 1st District, Southaven Mayor Greg Davis narrowly won the GOP nomination with 51 percent of the vote over former Tupelo mayor Glenn L. McCullough Jr., who received 49 percent.
The four candidates were the top finishers in separate March 11 primary races in which no candidate received a majority, necessitating Tuesday’s runoff elections. Neither Harper nor Davis were first-place finishers in their primaries and were regarded as the underdog candidates for the runoff competition.
CQ Politics rates both seats Safe Republican.
Little variation existed between the ideologies of the GOP candidates who were all competing in heavily conservative areas. Candidates sought to distinguish themselves in other ways. |
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