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Mississippi: Looks like the Publicans have it...
Mississippi -- 1,528 of 2,319 precincts reporting (66%)
Governor Barbour [B] 289,788 52%
Musgrove * [M] 256,872 46%
Cripps [I] 4,015 1%
Dillion [I] 2,162 0%
O'Hara [I] 2,574 0% | I suppose it could still turn around, but with 2/3 of the precincts in it looks pretty good. Fox is still describing it as too close to call, but I don't think they're on the local stations... |
Barbour will be Mississippi's next governor
Republican Haley Barbour has done it. The former Republican National Committee chairman has been declared the winner in the race for governor, beating Democratic incumbent Ronnie Musgrove. With 84 percent of the vote reported, Barbour had 53 percent to Musgrove's 45 percent in unofficial returns.
Some have said governor's races in Mississippi and Kentucky could give an indication of President Bush's popularity headed into the 2004 federal elections.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-05 |
