JACKSON, Miss. (AP) 鈥 Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat.
Ezell defeated Democrat Johnny DuPree and Libertarian Alden Patrick Johnson in the southern 4th District. Ezell is the sheriff of coastal Jackson County. DuPree is a former Hattiesburg mayor and was the 2011 Democratic nominee for governor.
In June, for the GOP nomination. Ezell criticized Palazzo for proxy voting 鈥 not showing up in person to vote in the House but allowing another member to vote in his place.
The Office of Congressional Ethics said in 2021 it found 鈥渟ubstantial reason to believe鈥 by misspending campaign funds, doing favors for his brother and enlisting staff for political and personal errands. His spokesperson at the time, Colleen Kennedy, said the investigation was based on politically motivated 鈥渇alse allegations.鈥
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in north Mississippi鈥檚 1st District. He defeated Democrat Dianne Black, a business owner who said she wanted to expand access to health care and fight climate change.
Kelly is a former district attorney who first won the congressional seat in a 2015 special election.
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defeated the same Republican he defeated in 2020, military veteran Brian Flowers.
Thompson is chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee and has led the on the U.S. Capitol. He has been in office since winning a 1993 special election in western Mississippi鈥檚 2nd District.
Flowers said this year that Thompson 鈥渋s trying to intimidate American patriots鈥 with the Jan. 6 investigation.
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defeated Democrat Shuwaski Young in central Mississippi鈥檚 3rd District. Guest is a former district attorney, and he first won the congressional seat in 2018. He campaigned on opposing abortion rights and supporting border security.
Guest said Tuesday that if Republicans take control on Capitol Hill, 鈥測ou'll see Congress serve as a check and balance on the administration.鈥 He said Republicans want to rein in federal spending and clear the way for more oil drilling offshore and on public lands.
Young is a military veteran who campaigned on supporting abortion rights and protecting Medicare and Social Security.
