Tag: Mississippi

LIVE UPDATES: Boebert Beats Coram in Colorado Republican US House Primary

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


LIVE UPDATES: Trump-Backed Boebert Wins in Colorado; Hochul to Face Zeldin for New York Governor

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


Trump-Backed Boebert Wins in Colorado; Hochul to Face Zeldin for New York Governor

Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The popular…


Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

Oklahoma Republicans will sort through 10 candidates to select a candidate to run for U.S. Senator, two Mississippi GOP congressional incumbents face runoffs, and controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is being challenged by a party rival in her first re-election campaign. Those races are among the dozens of local, state, and congressional races on…


LIVE: Voters in 7 States Cast Ballots in Midterm Primaries, Runoffs

3 p.m. ET HARRAH, Okla.—In Harrah, a town of 6,620 located 30 miles east of Oklahoma City, a steady stream of traffic poured into the voting precinct at the Harrah Board of Education. Outside, Mike and Bernice, a retired married couple, agreed that American values are on the line in this election. “Values centered around…


Mississippi Republican Who Supported Jan. 6 Commission Faces June 28 Runoff

Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), a lawmaker who voted in favor of forming the Jan. 6 commission, has entered the final stretch before a June 28 runoff election against U.S. Navy veteran Michael Cassidy. The congressman from Mississippi’s 3rd District actually lost the initial June 7 primary election to Cassidy, receiving just 46.9 percent of the…


Mississippi GOP Primary Runoff Pits Scalise-Endorsed Incumbent Against Local Sheriff

The Republican contest over Mississippi’s fourth district is heating up, with incumbent Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.) hoping to improve on his performance in the June 7 primary against Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell in a June 28 runoff election. That election will come days after a pivotal debate between the two scheduled for June 24 at…


Man Sought in Shooting Death of Mississippi Officer Arrested

MERIDIAN, Miss.—A former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence has been arrested, authorities said Friday. Dante Marquez Bender, 31, was taken into custody the day after Meridian Police Officer Kennis Croom was fatally shot while answering a call, authorities said. A woman believed…


Campaign Finance Allegations Shake Up Mississippi Republican’s Re-Election Bid

Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) has won the past six elections in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District, but recent campaign finance allegations may shake up his re-election bid, with four Republicans vying to oust him in the 2022 primary. In March last year, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) made public a report that suggested Palazzo…


Campaign Finance Allegations Shake Up Mississippi Republican’s Reelection Bid

Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo has won the past six elections in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District, but recent campaign finance allegations may shake up his reelection bid, with four Republicans vying to oust him in the 2022 primary. In March 2021, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) made public a report that suggested Palazzo “may…