The Associated Press
JACKSON – Democratic U.S. Rep. Travis Childers has again defeated Republican Greg Davis in a race for the 1st District in north Mississippi.
Tuesday’s election was rematch between the two candidates. In May, Childers defeated Davis in a special election for the seat that became vacant after Republican Roger Wicker moved to the Senate.
Childers is a former Prentiss County chancery clerk. Davis is the mayor of Southaven.
With the win, Childers regains the seat for the Democrats. It was held for half a century by Jamie Whitten, a Democrat who reached the pinnacle of Washington power as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Whitten retired in 1994. Then, Wicker won the seat.
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