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Incumbent Bennie Thompson wins 2nd Congressional District race
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson has won reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives, securing an 18th term representing Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District.
Thompson faced Republican candidate Ron Eller and Independent candidate Bennie Foster in the race.
Thompson, who was first elected to Congress during a special election in April 1993, has centered his platform on civil rights, quality education, and expanded healthcare access across the Delta and western Mississippi.
Before his tenure in Washington, Thompson spent decades in local government, beginning as an alderman in Bolton from 1969 to 1972 before serving as the town’s mayor from 1973 to 1980. He later served on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors from 1980 until his election to Congress in 1993.
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