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Mississippi rematch: Espy challenges Hyde-Smith for Senate

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., speaks during a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (Anna Moneymaker/New York Times, Pool via AP)

Analysis: Mississippi US Senate race draws outside attention

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mike Espy speaks to reporters, in Jackson, Miss., prior to winning the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. After his victory Tuesday, he will face Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Libertarian candidate Jimmy Edwards in November. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Espy: Hyde-Smith ‘disrespecting’ Mississippi by not debating

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mike Espy readies to speak with reporters in Jackson, Miss., after winning the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. After his victory Tuesday, he will face Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Libertarian candidate Jimmy Edwards in November. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Biden endorses Democrat Espy in Mississippi US Senate race

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo combination shows Mike Espy, left, a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary, on Oct. 5, 2018, and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Nov. 5, 2018, both in Jackson, Miss. If Espy and Hyde-Smith win their respective party's primaries, they will face each other in the November 2020 general election. Hyde-Smith defeated Espy in a November 2018 special election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Mississippi will have Democratic primary for US Senate

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

FILE - This file photo combination shows Mike Espy, left, a former congressman and former U.S. agriculture secretary, on Oct. 5, 2018, and U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., on Nov. 5, 2018, both in Jackson, Miss. If Espy and Hyde-Smith win their respective party's primaries, they will face each other in the November 2020 general election. Hyde-Smith defeated Espy in a November 2018 special election. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Trump-loyal Mississippi senator qualifies for reelection

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy explains, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at his Jackson, Miss., office, how he is using data to help him pursue votes in a run for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, setting up a 2020 rematch of their 2018 special election to fill the last two years of retired Republican Sen. Thad Cochran's six-year term. Espy announced Tuesday that he's running again for U.S. Senate in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Analysis: Espy says he’s better prepared for 2020 campaign

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2018 file photo, Mississippi Democrat Mike Espy stands with family members as he talks to supporters in a crowded auditorium at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., after losing the runoff election. On Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, Espy announced another run for U.S. Senate, setting up a 2020 rematch with Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. (AP Photo/Charles A. Smith, File)

Democrat Mike Espy starts 2020 US Senate bid in Mississippi

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Dem seeks cash for 2020 challenge of Mississippi GOP senator

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Analysis: Espy had strong showing for Dem in Mississippi

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks to her supporters as she celebrates her runoff win over Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. Hyde-Smith will now serve the final two years of retired Republican Sen. Thad Cochran's six year term. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Divisive race ends with win for Republican Sen. Hyde-Smith

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is photographed in a media sit-down in Ridgeland, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Cindy Hyde-Smith wins Mississippi Senate runoff

By James Varney - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Tampa, Fla. where he will speak at a rally. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Man dies before voting, wife returns to vote

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President Donald Trump and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., wave to supporters after arriving for a rally in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Thomas Graning)

GOP US Sen. Hyde-Smith wins divisive runoff, keeps her seat

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press

Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Trump rallies Hyde-Smith voters as Espy pushes turnout

By JILL COLVIN and JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Eva Sara Landau of Diamondhead, Miss., shows off her &quot;Trump 2020&quot; banner cape as she waits admittance to the rally with President Donald Trump, Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, in Biloxi, Miss. Landau and others braved a cold morning to be the first in line to enter the Mississippi Coast Coliseum.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The Latest: Coliseum decked out in Christmas decor for Trump

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In this photo provided by WLBT-TV a noose hangs on a tree on the state capitol grounds in Jackson, Miss. on Monday, Nov. 26, 2018. A Mississippi official says two nooses and six signs were found on the grounds of the Mississippi state Capitol. Chuck McIntosh, a spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration, which oversees the Capitol, says the nooses and signs were found Monday morning between 7:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. (WLBT-TV via AP)

The Latest: 7 nooses found outside Mississippi Capitol

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"I'm here to ask the people of Mississippi to send Cindy Hyde-Smith back so we can make America great again," said President Trump during the rally in Tupelo, Mississippi. "Don't empower the radical Democrats to return us to the failure of the past." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump holds 2 rallies for Cindy Hyde-Smith before Mississippi run-off vote

By James Varney - The Washington Times

Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

The Latest: Coliseum decked out in Christmas decor for Trump

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Appointed U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., answers a question during a televised Mississippi U.S. Senate debate with Democrat Mike Espy in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, Pool)

Conservative vs. moderate in Mississippi Senate election

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press