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Voters cast their choices in their individual kiosks at this Ridgeland, Miss., precinct Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Registered voters are having their say in Mississippi's most hotly contested governor's race since 2003 and are also selecting six other statewide officials and deciding a host of legislative and local offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: GOP on track to keep legislative supermajorities

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Mississippi Governor-elect Tate Reeves addresses his supporters at a state GOP election night party Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Jackson, Miss. Reeves, the current lieutenant governor, defeated Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Republican wins competitive race for Mississippi governor

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Democratic nominee for governor, Attorney General Jim Hood, addresses business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's annual &quot;Hobnob Mississippi,&quot; in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The social event is hosted by the state chamber of commerce and is one of the last big political gatherings before the Nov. 5 elections. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Democrat concedes Mississippi governor’s race

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Democratic nominee for governor, Attorney General Jim Hood, addresses business leaders at the Mississippi Economic Council's annual &quot;Hobnob Mississippi,&quot; in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The social event is hosted by the state chamber of commerce and is one of the last big political gatherings before the Nov. 5 elections. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Republican Lt. Gov. Reeves wins Mississippi governor’s race

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, speaks with reporters while his wife Elee Reeves, laughs at his response outside their Flowood, Miss., voting precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Reeves, the Republican nominee for governor is in one of the state's most hotly contested governor's race since 2003. Voters will also select six other statewide officials and decide on a host of legislative and local offices. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Tate Reeves wins in Mississippi, beats Jim Hood

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, file photo, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks at a rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Miss. Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Mississippi the day before the state’s election to campaign for the Republican nominee for governor. Pence and second-term Lt. Gov. Reeves are set to appear at a rally Monday, Nov. 4, at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The Latest: Democrat seeks bipartisan support in Mississippi

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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, file photo, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks at a rally at BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo, Miss. Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Mississippi the day before the state’s election to campaign for the Republican nominee for governor. Pence and second-term Lt. Gov. Reeves are set to appear at a rally Monday, Nov. 4, at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Pence rallies for Mississippi GOP governor candidate

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and KEVIN McGILL - Associated Press

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. for a trip to a campaign rally in Tupelo, Miss. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

The Latest: Trump cites impeachment in Miss. campaign pitch

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Reeves still outspending Hood in Mississippi governor race

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the Democratic nominee for governor, gestures as he outlines the contents of a letter from a payday lender to accuse his Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, of being associated with &quot;predatory lenders,&quot; during a news conference at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. The Democratic and Republican nominees for Mississippi governor are accusing each other of doing political favors for campaign donors. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Mississippi to sue Corps over extended opening of spillway

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Donald Trump Jr. will go to a high-priced fundraiser and an old fashioned barbecue in Mississippi to help the Republican in the state’s governor’s race. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump Jr. stumping for GOP Thursday in Mississippi

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves answers a reporter's question following the first televised gubernatorial debate with Democratic State Attorney General Jim Hood at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Mississippi governor candidates bicker over state taxes

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Analysis: Republicans show unity, but only some Democrats do

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood, left, responds to a question while Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, and moderator and WCBI anchor Aundrea Self listen during the second televised gubernatorial debate in Columbus, Miss., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Mississippi governor candidates spar over taxes, brain drain

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and ROGELIO V. SOLIS - Associated Press

Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves stands in front of a group of current teachers, former educators and students in Gulfport, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, to lay out his plan to increase public school teachers pay. Reeves faces Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood in their televised gubernatorial debate in Hattiesburg, Thursday evening. (Alyssa K. Newton/The Sun Herald)

Jim Hood and Tate Reeves, Mississippi governor candidates, spar in first debate

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Democratic State Attorney General Jim Hood answers a moderator's question during the first televised gubernatorial debate at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves also participated in the debate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Reeves and Hood clash on teacher pay, roads, health care

By JEFF AMY and ROGELIO SOLIS - Associated Press

Hood: Deal should bring Mississippi better internet service

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Correction: Under the Capitol Dome-Analysis story

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the Democratic nominee for governor, speaks at the Jackson Medical Mall in Jackson, Miss. Hood released an investigative report Wednesday, Sept. 11, that says his rival in this year's governor's race, Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, improperly sought to influence a roadbuilding project near Reeves' neighborhood. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus, File)

Miss. Dem AG uses state probe to hammer his opponent in governor’s race

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

Hood calls for preschool, teacher pay, higher K-12 spending

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press