Miss. GOP Certifies Cochran Victory Over McDaniel

Republican Senator Thad Cochran responds to a reporter's question at a Cochran for Senate rally at the Mississippi War Memorial in Jackson, Miss., Monday, June 23, 2014. Cochran faces state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ell... Republican Senator Thad Cochran responds to a reporter's question at a Cochran for Senate rally at the Mississippi War Memorial in Jackson, Miss., Monday, June 23, 2014. Cochran faces state Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, on Tuesday in a runoff for the GOP nomination for senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Republican Party says U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran won the state’s Republican primary runoff over challenger Chris McDaniel by 7,667 votes.

The party sent results to the Secretary of State on Monday, the legal deadline.

The GOP’s numbers showed Cochran winning by more than the 6,800 votes counted by The Associated Press after the June election. Tallies change as county parties examine provisional ballots and finalize results.

McDaniel, a state senator, has said he would challenge the results. But his attorney Mitch Tyner says it could be days before that happens.

Tyner says the campaign must first finish its investigation into how many voters improperly cast absentee ballots or who voted in both the Democratic primary and GOP runoff, a violation of state law.

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  1. Never give up, Tea Party. Never.
    You know what I heard?
    I heard that if you make a big enough fuss, they just might overturn the results.
    But it has to be a big, nationally visible temper tantrum. With lots of questionable statements about race.

  2. Must be time for another McDaniel press conference begging for more money. It’s not like he has any evidence to present…

  3. The time is rapidly approaching for a Constitutionally guaranteed Second Amendment solution. If you can’t win at the ballot box and can’t win with the Party hierarchy and if you can’t win with the courts, than… This is why our Constitution allows us to have assault weapons!

  4. Snark-o-meter needs adjusting perhaps?

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