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
Politics Nov 27 Mississippi voters go to the polls in last Senate race of 2018 midterms 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. By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press
Politics 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…
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 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
Nov 20 WATCH: Mississippi Senate runoff candidates hold debate Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman, debate Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Nov 20 Walmart requests campaign refund from Sen. Hyde-Smith after ‘hanging’ remark By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press The rebuke from Walmart came hours before Hyde-Smith was set to appear Tuesday night for her only debate against Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary who is seeking to become the state's first African-American senator… Continue reading
Nov 12 ‘Public hanging’ remark by Mississippi’s Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith draws rebuke ahead of runoff By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press Hyde-Smith, who faces a black Democratic challenger in a Nov. 27 runoff, was recorded on video praising someone by saying: "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be on the front row." Mississippi has a bitter history of… Continue reading