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Meet the Candidates for U.S. Senate in Mississippi’s Nov. 5 Elections

Mississippi voters will choose a U.S. senator to represent the state in Congress in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. Use this guide to learn about candidates’ backgrounds and policy views.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

Background: Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker is a Tupelo, Miss., native, Air Force veteran and University of Mississippi graduate. Before becoming a U.S. senator, Wicker served for seven years in the Mississippi State Senate and 10 years in the U.S. House of Representatives.

He served as Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2015 to 2017 and Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee from 2019 to 2021. He was a Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee from 2021 to 2023. He currently serves as a Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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Wicker voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, though he did vote to certify President Biden’s 2020 victory despite former president Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the election. He also voted against mandating background checks for gun owners in 2015. That same year, he was the sole U.S. senator to vote against a resolution that said, “Climate change is real and not a hoax.” He also supported legislation in 2015 to ban federal funding of Planned Parenthood.

In 2022, Wicker voted against the Respect for Marriage Act, which formally repealed the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act and codified federal protections for same-sex couples. He also opposes abortion rights and has supported personhood-style legislation that would prohibit abortions from the moment of conception.

He joined 18 Republican senators in 2023 to vote in approval of constructing new immigration barriers without increasing border enforcement spending past current inflation levels, a bill former president Donald Trump criticized.

Incumbent Republican Sen. Roger Wicker is running for reelection in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Photo courtesy U.S.

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