Wicker, the state's senior senator, is in line to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee, with Republicans looking to take control of the Senate Tuesday.
Mississippi votes: Trump sweeps state, congressional incumbents reelected, judicial runoffs likely by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today November 5, 2024 Former President Donald Trump won Mississippi handily, and the state’s incumbent congressional leaders facing reelection were returned to office on Tuesday night. With 98% of the statewide vote in, Trump led Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris 61% to 38% in Mississippi on Tuesday night.
In a speech last week to the state’s business leaders, Wicker encouraged them to vote for Republican candidates on Election Day so that political leaders in Washington can pass new laws to reduce federal taxes, strengthen the nation’s military and reduce the number of undocumented immigrants entering the country. Wicker defeated Pinkins, a civil rights attorney and a Rolling Fork resident who unsuccessfully ran for Mississippi secretary of state last year.
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