Politics Mar 10 What to expect in Mississippi's state primaries Mississippi voters will choose nominees for Congress in a state primary Tuesday. By Robert Yoon, Associated Press
Politics Nov 04 White voters keep Mississippi's Hyde-Smith in the Senate Forecasts had favored Hyde-Smith to win, and white voters secured the Republican incumbent's victory Tuesday. By Laura Santhanam
Politics Mar 10 Espy will face Mississippi's Hyde-Smith in Senate race rematch Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy were the final two candidates in a hard-fought special electionin 2018. Hyde-Smith defeated Espy in a November 2018 runoff. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Politics Nov 28 Divisive race in Mississippi ends with win for GOP Sen. Hyde-Smith Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith returns to Washington as a solidly loyal supporter of President Donald Trump after he stumped for her in a divisive Mississippi runoff shaped by her video-recorded remark about "public hanging."… By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Nov 27 Mississippi voters go to the polls in last Senate race of 2018 midterms By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press History will be made either way: Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, 59, would be the first woman ever elected to Congress from Mississippi, and Democrat Mike Espy, 64, would be the state's first African-American U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Continue reading
Nov 26 Watch 9:30 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Mississippi Senate race As the year's final election approaches, Lisa Desjardins reports on the controversy surrounding Mississippi's Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as she takes on Democrat Mike Espy. Then, Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy… Continue watching
Nov 26 WATCH: Trump campaigns for Hyde-Smith ahead of Mississippi Senate runoff By Jill Colvin, Jeff Amy, Associated Press Hyde-Smith has found herself in a closer-than-expected runoff contest after she made comments about attending a public hanging. Continue reading
Nov 26 Mississippi senator banks on boost from Trump rallies By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The final chapter of the 2018 midterms is nearing a close in Mississippi, where the prevalent themes of President Donald Trump and race have combined for a much closer contest than anyone expected in one of the country's most deeply… Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 5:27 Ahead of Senate runoff, how do Mississippi voters feel about 'hanging' remark? Although Election Day is past, a Senate contest in Mississippi remains to be decided. The race has attracted national attention due to a controversial remark made by the Republican incumbent, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, in a social media video that went… Continue watching