November 06, 2007

AP: Barbour Wins in MS

No surprise here. The AP has just called Gov. Haley Barbour (R) the winner of the MS GOV race. With 16% of the precincts reporting, Barbour led '96 MS-03 nominee/atty John Arthur Eaves (D) 54%-46%.

At points in the race, it was hard to tell who was the GOPer and who was the Dem. Eaves emphasized voluntary school prayer in public schools, and talked about guns and abortion in every campaign stop. Barbour talked about his effectiveness in dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Eaves also made an issue out of Barbour’s past as a lobbyist, but many voters saw this as a plus, as Barbour was able to use his connections in DC to rebuild the MS coast.

Eaves tried to appeal to Christian conservatives – normally GOP voters – but didn’t find any luck. Barbour didn’t need to break a sweat in this race, and he’ll return to the Governor’s mansion for another four years. [TIM SAHD]

Posted at 09:43 PM

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