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The Mississippi Democratic Party must allow Bob Hickingbottom to challenge Brandon Presley for the party’s nomination for governor in the August primaries, a state judge ruled on May 26.
Marshand Crisler will continue his campaign for Hinds County Sheriff even after a federal grand jury indicted him on federal charges for soliciting bribes and providing ammunition to a convicted felon late last week. The Democratic candidate faces up to 20 years in prison.
A large majority of Mississippi voters are familiar with the state’s welfare fraud scandal, and a slim majority is leaning toward voting for Democrat Brandon Presley for governor over incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the November 2023 election, a new poll says.
Mississippi House Rep. Alyce G. Clarke, D-Jackson, announced her retirement this afternoon on the floor of the House. In a 1985 special election, she became the first Black woman elected to either chamber of the Mississippi Legislature.
In a press release after McDaniel’s announcement, Hosemann Senior Advisor Casey Phillips said that “after being rejected by Mississippians in three failed statewide campaigns, the least effective politician in the state with the largest ego is running again, this time for Lt. Governor.”
“While I believe Mississippi would be more prosperous with better leadership at the top, leadership that fostered teamwork as opposed to micromanagement, leadership that cared more for Mississippi than politics, I’m not at peace leaving the work we’ve started here at the Secretary of State’s office because there’s a lot more to be done,” Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said.
If Democrats choose Brandon Presley as their party’s nominee in the August 2023 primaries, the 45-year-old candidate from Nettleton, Miss., would likely face incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, who is running for re-election this year.
Democrat Shuwaski Young, who announced his run for Mississippi Secretary of States on Jan. 10, 2023, said he will focus on reforming the voting process.
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