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U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith hopes to defeat GOP challengers

Hyde-Smith defeated Sarah Adlakha in Mississippi’s Republican Senate primary.

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith hopes to defeat GOP challengers
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Cindy Hyde-Smith won Mississippi’s Republican Senate primary, and Scott Colom won the Democratic nomination. The nominees are set to face each other in the Nov. 3 general election.

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Incumbent senator who won the Republican nomination

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