Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is trying to win a second term in a conservative state where his party dominates
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is trying to win a second term in a conservative state where his party dominates, but challenger Brandon Presley has raised more money and is making an aggressive push to give Democrats a rare statewide victory in the Deep South. Heading into Tuesday's election, Reeves has been telling voters that Mississippi has momentum with job creation, low unemployment and improvements in education.
Mississippi voters in 2020 repealed a Jim Crow-era method of electing a governor and other statewide officials, which required a candidate to win both the popular vote and a majority of the 122 state House districts. Without both, a race was decided by House members who were not obligated to vote as their districts did. Races were seldom decided by the House, but the method was written by white supremacists with the intent of keeping Black candidates out of office.
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