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State Campaigns 2018

With two competitive U.S. Senate races on the ballot and four House races, Mississippi hasn’t seen a midterm like 2018 in a long, long time. For months, the Jackson Free Press has documented the statewide campaigns that could play a role in deciding control of Congress. Here is a look back at some of them.

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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., spoke at the Fall for Clinton open-air market festival in Clinton, Miss., on Oct. 13, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., endorsed Democratic U.S. senate candidate Mike Espy in June. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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“I would swear on my daughter’s life, I have never voted for Hillary Clinton,” Republican U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith said at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Aug. 2, 2018, as she pulled her 19-year-old daughter, Anna-Michael Smith (right), in for a hug. She was responding to accusations from her opponent, Republican State Sen. Chris McDaniel. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Jeramey Anderson, the Democratic congressional candidate for Mississippi's 4th District, speaks to supporters at the Shrimp Basket in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Sept. 21, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy speaks at the Neshoba County Fair on Aug. 2, 2018. His son, also named Mike Espy, who was a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins, joined him on stage. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Democratic U.S. Senate nominee David Baria hugs his daughter, Merritt Baria, after learning he won the nomination in June. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Supporters crowd around U.S. Senate candidate Chris McDaniel at the Neshoba County Fair in August. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Andrea Lowrie (right), a Chris McDaniel for U.S. Senate volunteer from Madison, Miss., brought her pet dog to a stop in Clinton, Miss., decked out in campaign gear on Oct. 13, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., spoke at the Fall for Clinton open-air market festival in Clinton, Miss., on Oct. 13, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Michael Guest, the Republican candidate for Mississippi's 3rd District, spoke at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Democratic 3rd District candidate Michael Ted Evans made an appearance at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., on Aug. 1, 2018, where he discussed his anti-abortion views and the need for immigrant labor. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick joined Mike Espy, a Democrat who is running in Mississippi's U.S. Senate special election, to endorse him and discuss growing small businesses in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Sept. 22, 2018. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Democratic U.S. Senate special election candidate Mike Espy, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Baria and Democratic 4th District congressional candidate Jeramey Anderson spoke at a Mississippi Association of Educators forum in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Nov. 1, 2018.

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