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Michael McEwen

If Democrat Brandon Presley wins in Mississippi, it would buck 20 years of precedent

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley speaks to reporters during a campaign stop on Nov. 6 in Jackson, Miss. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

What was once seen as a slam dunk for Republicans in Mississippi's gubernatorial election has morphed into Democrats' best shot at the governor's mansion in two decades.

Republican Tate Reeves has had every advantage as the incumbent in a deep red state. Known as one of the best fundraisers in state history, his fifth term in statewide office has been defined by a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and all statewide offices.

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