Jay Hughes ran for Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election but was defeated by Republican Delbert Hosemann.
Election 2019
Black women are the heart of the Democratic Party. What will it take for them to be its face?
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Many African American women, who bear the brunt of Mississippi’s highest in the nation rates of incarceration, poverty, low wages, and infant and maternal mortality, say their votes are often taken for granted.
Election
Candidates for lieutenant governor begin year with cash in the bank
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Campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Secretary of State’s office detail candidates’ expenditures and contributions for 2018.
Election
Rep. Hughes wastes no time qualifying for lieutenant guv; Hosemann still mum on plans
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A first-term Democrat from Oxford, Hughes is among the first to officially qualify to run for statewide office
Midterm results energize Democrats; Republicans note why 2019 elections will be different
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The secretary of state’s office recently released certified results from the Nov. 6 and Nov. 27 elections that show Democrats performed better than what was initially reported
Rep. Jay Hughes running for lieutenant governor in 2019
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Hughes, who is serving his first term in the Legislature, kicked off the campaign in Jackson on Thursday morning