Mississippi U.S. House 1st district special election, 2008

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Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, 2008

Former U.S. Rep. Roger Wicker (R) was appointed to the U.S. Senate on Jan. 1, 2008. This election will choose his successor in Mississippi's first district.

Candidates:
- Travis W. Childers (D) - website - Winner!
- Greg Davis (R) - website
Dates:
- Primary - April 22, 2008
- Runoff - May 13, 2008

This is a very Republican district, but Childers edged out Davis in the primary. Unfornately, he didn't quite get 50%, so there was a runoff election. Childers won the runoff by 53-47%, even after a heavy negative ad attack.

This election has been described as "seismic" by reporters.

It also left scorch marks on Republicans.

External Links

MS-01 Final Results: Headed for a runoff - DailyKos

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