Mississippi Primary 2018 Results: Wicker, Palazzo Win GOP Primary

Update: Incumbent Sen. Roger Wicker has won the Republican primary in the race for his Senate seat, according to The New York Times. In the Democratic primary, Howard Sherman and David Baria will advance to a runoff election.

For Mississippi's fourth Congressional district, Rep. Steven Palazzo, the incumbent, is the winner in the Republican primary, according to The Times.

Michael Evans is the winner of the Democratic primary for the state's third Congressional district, according to The Times. In the Republican primary, Michael Guest and Whit Hughes will advance to a runoff.

Mississippi is one of eight states where voters are heading to the polls Tuesday for a primary election. In the state, Sen. Roger Wicker, a Republican, is up for reelection while the race to fill Sen. Thad Cochran's seat will be contested in a special election in November. Also on the ballot Tuesday are primaries for two Congressional seats; Mississippi's third and fourth congressional districts.

Polls closed in Mississippi at 7 p.m. In the Senate race, Wicker faces a challenge from businessman Richard Boyanton on the Republican side. Wicker, who has the endorsement of President Trump, had earlier faced a potential challenge from State Sen. Chris McDaniel Wicker but McDaniel is now running in the special election for Cochran's seat. Cochran, a Republican, retired in April and his seat has since been held by Cindy Hyde-Smith, also a Republican.

On the Democratic side, six candidates face each other in the primary; David Baria, Jensen Bohren, Jerone Garland, Victor Maurice Jr., Omeria Scott and Howard Sherman. The Sun-Herald reports that the top two finishers on the Democratic side will likely meet in a primary runoff on June 26.

In the state's fourth congressional district, Rep. Steven Palazzo, the incumbent, faces a challenge from Brian Rose. On the Democratic side, State Rep. Jeramey Anderson is running unopposed and the winner of Tuesday's primary will face him in the general election.

For the state's third congressional district, six candidates face each other in the Republican primary and half of them are women. The New York Times notes that the district is firmly Republican so whoever wins on Tuesday is likely to win in the general election. The incumbent, Gregg Harper, is not seeking reelection. The polling website 538 says the seat is unlikely to figure in November's battle for control of the House. "The 3rd District is 26 percentage points more Republican-leaning than the nation as a whole, according to our partisan lean metric," 538 writes.

The candidates on the Republican side are: Sally Doty, Morgan Dunn, Michael Guest, Whit Hughes, Perry Parker and Katherine Tate. On the Democratic side, Michael Aycox and Michael Evans face each other in the primary.

Patch will update this story as polls close. Check back here for results.

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