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Adam Ganucheau has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.com, The Birmingham News and The Clarion-Ledger and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adam earned his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Mississippi and was a 2016 finalist for the Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Breaking News Investigations. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Investigative Reporters & Editors and Leadership Greater Jackson.
The embrace of McDaniel and Reeves is a reversal for the tea-party Pine Belt conservative and the lieutenant governor, who have long been at odds
Mississippi Today’s politics team breaks down the 2019 statewide primaries and forecasts the August 27 statewide runoffs.
Initial strategy reasoned that conditions were right for Democratic front-runner Jim Hood to face a “costly runoff” due to a crowded primary field and downplayed the chances for Waller and Foster.
The tenor of the campaign is expected to shift in the next three weeks
Challenger Sam Britton, a public service commissioner, conceded on Twitter. Now, Watson faces off against former Hattiesburg Mayor and 2011 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Johnny DuPree
The Mississippi Republican Party leader speaks candidly about the possibility of a runoff showdown
Minutes after delivering his final speech at the Neshoba County Fair, Gov. Phil Bryant looks back on his eight years as governor and discusses the 2019 statewide elections.
Treasurer Lynn Fitch, state Rep. Mark Baker and Madison attorney Andy Taggart face each other in the GOP primary Aug. 6. The winner faces Democrat Jennifer Riley Collins in November.
Neshoba County fairgoers told “we can do better,” infrastructure, health care and education issues have been discussed for decades but remain unresolved.
Winner of the GOP primary Aug. 6 will face former Hattiesburg mayor in the general election.
Mason Dixon poll shows that 41 percent of respondents would vote for Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, 31 percent would vote for former Supreme Court chief justice Bill Waller Jr. and 13 percent would vote for state Rep. Robert Foster.
Irl Dean Rhodes, coordinator of a group of power brokers in the county who have met monthly for breakfast and politics for 16 years, predicts contributions would flow to Waller if there is a runoff.
Political analysts Austin Barbour and Brandon Jones discuss how national politics will influence the Mississippi statewide elections.
A team of Republican attorneys that included Watson said black votes ‘contaminated’ the election
The Mississippi Today political team breaks down the Democratic and Republican primaries for governor.