Mississippi Primary Election: Candidates for the United States Senate

It’s almost time to raise your voice as Mississippi’s Primary Elections are tomorrow.

Voters will see 2020 presidential candidates as well as candidates for the congressional race.

- it's almost time to raise your- voice as mississippi's- primary elections are - tomorrow... voters will see 202- presidental candidates, as well- as- candidates for the congressiona- race.

- as elections inch closer and- closer, candidates- continue to campaign.

- incumbent republican senator- cindy hyde-smith does - not face a primary challenger,- but three democrats - are vying to replace to her.- espy was the democratic nominee- for u.s. senate in the 2019 - special election following sen.- thad cochran's resignation.

- hyde-smith defeated espy, 54% t- 46%.- - mike espy: if you look at us, - 47%.- that's the best a democrat's- ever donw in mississippi, - running for senate since john - stennis in 1982.- so at least now - you know i- haven't run for office in 25- years before the last cycle,- - - - so now, some of the rust has- been knocked off, i got a littl- bit better voice, - and i think i know a lot better- of what to do, and plus i'm - running against a senator that- hasn't done anything."

- - - democrat tobey bartee is also - running for us senate in hopes- to challenge republican us- senator cindy hyde-smith, but - bartee first has to beat other- democratic candidate mike - espy.

- bartee says he wants to make- sure lawmakers are working- toward building a better- foundation for future - generations.- - tobey bartee: "one thing that w have consistently talked about- over the course of the campaign- is that - voters have to start thinking - about the long term.

There is a- unspoken promise- that you will always leave the- world itself, or the planet, or- your community better off - - - - than what you found and we- haven't been making the type of- investments that we - need to... the same way past- generations have made for us an- we have to be more- thoughtful of that.

We also say- we're at an inflection point in- terms of where the- - - - nation is heading over the- course of the 21st century and- if we're going to make smart- investments we have to have - structured conversations about- what those challenges are.

" bartee is a former military - - - - intelligence officer who was- eliminated in the first round o- voting in the 2018 special- election- for senate.

- espy is a former congressman an- served as u.s. agriculture- secretary in the mid-1990s when- bill clinton was president.

- and jensen bohren has been a- teacher, and he unsuccessfully- challenged republican u.s. sen.- roger