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The race to represent the House district in the south Jackson metro area was decided in a runoff after neither Nelson nor Allen received a majority vote in the Aug. A local pastor finished a distant third and did not advance to the runoff. Republicans did not field a candidate for the general election, so Nelson will go on to represent the district.

He will be sworn in before the next legislative session in January. Nelson said he connected with voters by relying on his deep local ties. In office, he wants to increase health care access for low-income people by pushing for Medicaid expansion. He also wants to be a voice against policies that harm marginalized communities, he said.

In February, Mississippi enacted a ban on gender-affirming hormones or surgery for anyone in the state younger than Nick Bain from Corinth, was trailing Wednesday in a nail-biting primary runoff in north Mississippi. He is set to become the first Black Republican elected to the state Legislature since the s.

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Mississippi Democrat wins primary, set to become the state’s first openly gay legislator

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