US EditionMississippi voters to decide whether to send longtime Rep. Thompson back to Washington
Incumbent Bennie Thompson holds a $1.5 million lead over challengers in the Democratic primary likely deciding Mississippi's 2nd District general election.
- Mississippi Democrats will decide whether to re-elect 78-year-old U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson or his 34-year-old challenger Evan Turnage in Tuesday's primary election.
- Thompson, a civil rights leader who chaired the House Jan. 6 Committee, has held his seat for over three decades and has a significant financial advantage.
- Turnage is part of a wave of young Democrats hoping to usher in a new era and has campaigned on economic populism and regulating technology.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson Fends Off Primary Challengers
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) defeated challengers Evan Turnage and Pertis Williams III in the March 10 Democratic primary election to run for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. The 78-year-old congressman is a longtime civil rights leader who chaired the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach. He currently serves as the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee and has represented the distr…
Live results: Thompson faces young Democratic challenger in Mississippi House primary
Rep. Bennie Thompson is fighting to hang onto his seat in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District as he battles with Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide, for the Democratic nod in Tuesday’s primary race. Republican incumbents seeking reelection without any primary challengers include Reps. Trent Kelly of the 1st Congressional District and Michael Guest of the…
Maricopa County Board to decide replacement for Republican Rep. Joe Chaplik
Key Points: Legislative District 3 Republican precinct committeemen nominated three to potentially replace former state Rep. Joe Chaplik. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will decide among the nominees All three nominees want to follow Chaplik’s footsteps as a Freedom Caucus member Republican precinct committeemen in Legislative District 3 have suggested three candidates to fill a vacancy in the state House of Representatives left by…
Live Results: Mississippi midterm primary elections
Longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson won the Democratic nomination for Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, defeating two challengers, including a young antitrust lawyer with experience working in Washington.
Longtime House Dem swats down attack ad from millennial challenger: 'I trust the voters' | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV
close Video Rising Democratic star James Talarico tops progressive firebrand Jasmine Crockett in Senate primary in Texas State Rep. James Talarico of Texas, in a not-quite victory speech, says ‘our campaign is shocking the nation.’ Hours later, the AP reported Talarico topped Rep. Jasmine Crockett to secure the nomination NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., pushed back against accusations of having been …
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