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Donald Trump is projected to win Mississippi

Madison Hall,Aylin Woodward

 

  • President Donald Trump is projected to win Mississippi, per Decision Desk HQ.

  • Mississippi has voted for a Republican president in 11 of the last 12 elections.

  • The state has six electoral votes.

  • Five of Mississippi's six congressional seats are held by Republicans.

  • Polls in Mississippi closed at 8 p.m. ET.

President Donald Trump is projected to win Mississippi, per Decision Desk HQ.

Mississippi has voted Republican in 11 of the last 12 presidential elections, reliably serving as a mainstay of the Republican candidate's electoral-vote count. The state is not home to any competitive down-ballot races.

The state's congressional delegation is firmly Republican: All but one of its six seats in Congress are held by Republicans. Both houses of the state's Legislature are controlled by Republicans, and the governor is a Republican.

Mississippi has six electoral votes and was not expected by analysts to be competitive.

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