Mississippi
Mississippi to Hold Its First Ever Competitive GOP Presidential Primary
The state’s most competitive race has been a 34-point blow-out since its first Republican presidential primary in 1980.
Read MoreWill the Glass Ceiling Shatter in Iowa and North Dakota This November?
Five states have yet to elect a woman to Congress including two in the Upper Midwest.
Read MoreDemocrats Tally Worst Showing in Mississippi Gubernatorial Race Since Reconstruction
For the second consecutive election cycle, the Democratic vote in Mississippi’s gubernatorial race declines to a new post-Reconstruction low.
Read MoreCan Haley Barbour End Mississippi’s Presidential Drought?
Mississippi has not produced a competitive presidential candidate who has been close to winning a major party nomination across four-dozen election cycles since statehood in 1817
Read MoreWhich States Produce the Most U.S. Senators?
Over the last 100 years Ohio, New York, and Missouri have given birth to the most Senators, while Ohio, Vermont and Mississippi boast the largest percentage of home-born Senators
Read MoreWhich States Host the Most Competitive Gubernatorial Elections?
New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana have provided the tightest gubernatorial races in the nation since 1900; over the last three decades: Mississippi, Illinois, and Virginia
Read MoreObama Wins Mississippi Primary
7:30 p.m. To no surprise, Barack Obama is the projected winner of the Mississippi Primary, according to CNN and Fox News. Obama has now won 26 state contests, plus the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands. Results will be…
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