Republican Tate Reeves wins Mississippi governorship

Mississippi Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves won Mississippi’s governor’s race, ensuring at least four years more of full GOP control in the state capital of Jackson.

Despite the state’s ruby-red conservative political status, Reeves found himself in a virtual tie until the very end against the state’s Democratic attorney general, Jim Hood, elected to that post four times. The Associated Press called the race with Reeves ahead of Hood 54%-45%, with most votes counted.