Hyde-Smith defeats Espy in Mississippi special election runoff, expanding GOP Senate majority
Republicans on Tuesday expanded their incoming Senate majority to 53 seats, as incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith handily beat back an insurgent challenge by Democrat Mike Espy in Mississippi's special election runoff to become the first woman ever elected to Congress from the state.
With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Hyde-Smith had 340,865 votes to Espy's 268,455 -- a commanding margin of 55.9 percent to 44.1 percent, according to state election officials.
A representative from Hyde-Smith’s campaign told Fox News that Espy is scheduled to call and concede at 10:45 ET, and that she will take the stage at her election party at 11:05 p.m. ET.
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