Mississippi voters will either elect the state’s first female U.S. Senator or the state’s first black U.S. Senator since Reconstruction in one of Mississippi’s most historic elections tomorrow. The runoff election between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Mike Espy has become so competitive that President Donald Trump is hosting two rallies to campaign for Hyde-Smith in Biloxi […]
JACKSON — U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy participated in the state’s first senatorial debate in 10 years on Tuesday night, where the candidates addressed controversies that have garnered national attention. Hyde-Smith apologized for her “public hanging” remarks but said the comments have been “twisted” to mean something she […]
Larry Sparks will be the interim chancellor of the University of Mississippi, according to a press release from the state College Board. “It is an honor to serve the University during this time of transition,” Sparks said in a statement. “I have had the privilege of spending the majority of my career at the University […]
The Election Reform Task force will host its second forum Wednesday night in Lamar 131 to discuss potential changes to campus elections. The task force, led by former ASB Attorney General Katherine Sistrunk and ASB Co-Director of Inclusion and Cross-Cultural Engagement Leah Davis, hosted their first forum in October. In a written statement to The […]
Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced his plans to resign from his position as chancellor and instead become a tenured professor in the computer science department after January. Ole Miss students had varied responses to the announcement and the legacy that Vitter leaves behind. Vitter, the 17th chancellor of the university, has presided over some […]
This developing story will be updated as more information becomes available. Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced his resignation on Friday according to a statement from the state Institutions of Higher Learning. Vitter became the university’s 17th Chancellor in January of 2016 after former Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones’ contract was not renewed by the IHL. […]
The story is being updated and will include a final vote tally as it becomes available. See updated results at thedmonline.com Roger Wicker, Mississippi’s incumbent Republican U.S. senator, defeated David Baria, the state’s House minority leader, on Tuesday in the regularly scheduled midterm election. In the state’s special Senate election, interim Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy […]
Mississippi voters head to the polls today to vote on a pair of historic Senate races, their respective House races and local judicial races. The Daily Mississippian interviewed all five major Senate candidates ahead of the election. Read our profiles of the candidates below to familiarize yourself with what issues and ideas they’re campaigning on. […]
Mississippi voters will have a rare chance to vote for both of their U.S. senators on Tuesday in one of the state’s most historic election cycles. In this year’s midterm elections, both incumbent Republican senators are facing serious challengers in one of the arguably most divisive times in Washington, where the Republicans hold a slight […]
Ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, The Daily Mississippian interviewed all five major Senate candidates to get their opinions on potential solutions to the “brain drain” issue plaguing the state of Mississippi. The brain drain refers to the trend recent college graduates leaving the state to seek employment in other parts of the country after […]
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