Republican Tate Reeves wins Mississippi governor race

Tate Reeves
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Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (R) defeated state Attorney General Jim Hood (D) in Tuesday's election to replace term-limited Gov. Phil Bryant (R), The Associated Press and other news organizations project. With about 90 percent of precincts reporting, Reeves led Hood 52.9 percent to 45.8 percent.

President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence both traveled to Mississippi in recent days to campaign for Reeves, in what was a tighter-than-usual race in a state that hasn't had a Democratic governor since 2004. Hood, 57, was the only statewide elected Democrat for three of his four terms as attorney general. In the last gubernatorial election, AP notes, the Democratic nominee was a long-haul trucker named Robert Gray "who didn’t vote for himself in the primary, raised little money and lost the general election by a wide margin."

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.