Hood wins Democratic nod in Mississippi gov race; GOP runoff ahead
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood defeated seven lesser-known candidates Tuesday to grab the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor. In the Republican gubernatorial primary, second-term Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves is heading to a runoff in three weeks with former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr.
Hood hopes to break the grip Republicans have held on the governorship for 24 of the past 28 years in the conservative Southern state.
"People are ready for change in Mississippi. Certainly, the working folks are," Hood told The Associated Press after he won.
Mississippi is one of only three states electing a governor this year. Louisiana and Kentucky are the others. Reeves is endorsed by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who is term-limited, and he raised millions more than any of his GOP rivals.
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(Waco Tribune-Herald)