Haley Barbour appointed him to the Senate in late 2007 when fellow Republican Trent Lott resigned. Wicker’s opponent in the November race isn’t decided, as the Democratic primary heads to a June runoff. Wicker, of Tupelo, defeated one GOP primary challenger who ran a low-budget campaign, business owner Richard Boyanton of Diamondhead. Baria is an attorney and served one state Senate term before being elected in 2011 to the Republican-led Mississippi House, where he’s now the Democratic leader. “The race now will be between a Mississippi Democrat and a California Republican,” Baria said in a statement Tuesday night.

Source: National Post June 06, 2018 01:16 UTC