University of Mississippi eGrove Daily Mississippian 11-7-2018 November 7, 2018 The Daily Mississippian Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline Recommended Citation The Daily Mississippian, "November 7, 2018" (2018). Daily Mississippian. 111. https://egrove.olemiss.edu/thedmonline/111 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Daily Mississippian by an authorized administrator of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE DAILY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018 | VOLUME 107, NO. 45 MISSISSIPPIAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | SERVING OLE MISS AND OXFORD SINCE 1911 ESPY, HYDE-SMITH HEADED TO A HISTORIC RUNOFF Mississippians returned Roger Wicker (R) to the Senate and sent this year’s Special Election to a historic runoff between Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) and Mike Espy (D). See inside for a breakdown of how each Mississippi county voted. SEE PAGE 4 FOR RESULTS ROGER WICKER (R) MIKE ESPY (D) CINDY HYDE-SMITH (R) Wicker wins; Espy, Hyde-Smith go to runoff PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Oxonians cast their votes in the Oxford Conference Center on Tuesday. Voters experienced long waiting times and lines at many polling locations around Oxford throughout the day. TAYLOR VANCE “I’m very, very pleased (with DM STAFF REPORT [email protected] the election results),” Wicker said in a telephone interview with The Daily Mississippian. Roger Wicker, Mississippi’s “I look forward to the opportu- Lafayette County voter turnout incumbent Republican U.S. nity to enact policies that will senator, defeated David Baria, improve the lives of Ameri- the state’s House minority cans, of Mississippians.” exceeds previous midterm levels leader, on Tuesday in the Wicker said he was disap- regularly scheduled midterm pointed in the Democrats gain- Oxford citizens turned out election. In the state’s spe- ing control of the House but in droves to vote in the 2018 cial Senate election, interim said it “was not the ‘blue wave’ midterm elections on Tues- Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy everyone thought it would be.” day, surpassing 2014 midterm Hyde-Smith and former “I think Mississippi voters voting totals two hours before Democratic U.S. Secretary of are conservative and support the polls closed. Voters faced Agriculture Mike Espy will the policies that this Republi- long lines, reported voting head to a runoff election that can Congress has been imple- machine malfunctions and will take place on Nov. 27. menting, and I look forward to found limited parking at polling The runoff election will be continuing that,” Wicker said. places throughout the historic historic for the state because Wicker said he thinks he will Election Day. voters will either elect the become the chairman of the A total of 16,517 votes were state’s first female senator or Senate Commerce Committee, cast in Lafayette County on the state’s first African-Ameri- and he will use that position to Election Day, a 69.8 percent can senator since Reconstruc- advocate for college students increase from the 9,728 votes tion. and millennials. cast in the 2014 U.S. Senate PHOTO: CHRISTIAN JOHNSON Long lines at polling pre- “I think by expanding broad- race between Travis Childers, Voters line up out the door of the Stone Center in Oxford to cast their cincts in the state mirrored band in Mississippi, we can Thad Cochran and Shawn ballots on Tuesday. long lines across the country stop the ‘brain drain,’” Wicker O’Hara. The total from Tuesday which 19,643 people cast their Lafayette voters favored as turnout surpassed levels said. “Everything I do, from night does not include affidavit ballots in Lafayette County. Democrat Mike Espy in the expected for non-presidential protecting social security and ballots, which will be released According to unofficial elec- special election. He received elections. entitlements for generations on Wednesday morning. tion results released Tuesday 44.65 percent of the vote while Wicker, a resident of Tupelo, to come, will benefit college Tuesday’s turnout was only night, 30,841 people in the incumbent Republican Cindy defeated Baria with 58.9 students.” about 3,100 voters less than the county are registered to vote. Hyde-Smith secured 42.02 percent of the vote and ran on Baria, who represents Han- 2016 presidential election in These voters turned out at an percent. The two are set to face a platform of increasing the above average rate of 53.56 off in a state runoff election on nation’s defense and cutting percent. Nov. 27. federal regulations. SEE SENATE PAGE 4 SEE TURNOUT PAGE 5 PAGE 2 | THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN | 7 NOVEMBER 2018 OPINION THE DAILY MISSISSIPPIAN EDITORIAL STAFF: ASB calls for university to cancel classes on Election Day SLADE RAND editor-in-chief [email protected] DEVNA BOSE managing editor [email protected] BLAKE ALSUP news editor TAYLOR VANCE BRITTANY BROWN assistant news editors [email protected] JUSTIN DIAL sports editor BEN MILLER assistant sports editor [email protected] CHRISTIAN JOHNSON photography editor [email protected] LIAM NIEMAN arts & culture editor ELIZA NOE assistant arts & culture editor [email protected] HAYDEN BENGE design editor [email protected] COLUMN ETHEL MWEDZIWENDIRA opinion and design editor Greek advantages in campus elections [email protected] spent slightly more than half to the 2017-2018 University of In the past, Greek organizations of what each of the other three Mississippi Viewbook, approxi- have encouraged or coerced SARAH HENDERSON Greek-affiliated candidates spent. mately 42 percent of our student members to vote in elections. online editor Likewise, all candidates for Miss body, or slightly more than This point was addressed in [email protected] Ole Miss and two candidates for 9,750 students based on 2018 debate surrounding ASB Senate IVANA NGUYEN Mr. Ole Miss acknowledged that enrollment information, were Bill 18-14, which passed in social media editor their campaign was funded by Greek-affiliated. Even broken August. The bill clarifies existing [email protected] their respective Greek organiza- down by chapters, the numbers ASB election rules by prohibit- tions. are considerable. ing organizations from coercing While Greek candidates have Greek houses have access to or incentivizing voting, and its ADVERTISING the option between self-funding hundreds of active members to approval seems to further signal SALES MANAGER a campaign or receiving orga- organize a campaign, pass out that these actions were present in Rebecca Brown LEVI BEVIS nizational funds, often the only stickers, build campaign signs past elections. [email protected] [email protected] option for non-Greek candidates and more. Likewise, as most Greek organizations have is to self-fund their campaigns. candidates in ASB elections are significant advantages in our SALES ACCOUNT Recent discussion of campus When I ran for an ASB executive Greek-affiliated, members of campus election system. It is EXECUTIVES elections has brought attention to office during my sophomore year, those organizations are more time that we as a student body Sofi Ash one well-known, yet often unspo- funding was a problem. I saved likely to have experience in recognize those advantages and Cameron Collins ken issue: Greek organizational for almost a year before I had running a campaign. Some Greek work together to ensure non- Sam Dethrow advantages in our elections. As a enough resources to feel confi- organizations even have positions Greek students can fairly engage Isaiah Pugh non-Greek student who worked dent enough to consider running. to oversee all campaigns from in elections. Every student Michael Rackers on four campus campaigns across A lack of funding alone may members within the chapter. deserves the opportunity to run three years, I have seen these dissuade potential candidates Non-Greek candidates are less for an office or campus position advantages firsthand. To develop from running, and this situation likely to have such immediate ac- regardless of funding availability S. GALE DENLEY a more equitable election system, is more likely to affect non-Greek cess to volunteers or experienced or organizational affiliation. We STUDENT MEDIA CENTER it is important to understand the candidates. Campus elections campaigners. Even if non-Greek must stand up and speak out for PATRICIA THOMPSON advantages of Greek candidates. should not be competitive based candidates are part of another more equitable campus election Assistant Dean/Student Media One of the greatest advantages on access to resources; they organization on campus, few rival procedures for all students. Daily Mississippian Faculty is access to funding. According should be competitive based on the size and resources of Greek Adviser to 2018 election expense data candidates’ ideas and personal- houses. Levi Bevis is senior public policy released by ASB, the only non- ities. 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