The Mississippi governor's race this year could be the toughest in nearly a generation, between two politicians who have already won statewide races and are known for digging in against opponents: two-term
Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and four-term
Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood.
Reeves secured the Republican nomination Tuesday by defeating Bill Waller Jr., a retired Mississippi
Supreme Court justice and son of a former governor.
Reeves and Waller advanced to a runoff from a three-person primary Aug. 6, the same day Hood defeated seven low-budget candidates for the Democratic nod.