Mississippi lieutenant governor survives GOP runoff for governor
By Reid Wilson - 08/27/19 09:53 PM EDT Mississippi Republicans picked Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves (R) as their nominee to succeed retiring Gov. Phil Bryant (R) on Tuesday, three weeks after Reeves was unexpectedly forced into a runoff against a rival who attacked him from the right.
Reeves beat Bill Waller Jr., a former chief justice of the state Supreme Court and son of a former governor, according to the Associated Press.
Reeves led the August 6 primary with 49 percent of the vote, just shy of the majority needed to avoid a runoff. Waller took a third of the vote, while state Rep. Robert Foster (R) took about 18 percent.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/459068-mississippi-lieutenant-governor-survives-gop-runoff-for-governor
