Mississippi Senate Race May Head to Runoff

A new NBC News/Marist poll in Mississippi finds Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) leading the “jungle primary” field with 38% of likely voters, followed by Mike Espy (D) at 29%, Chris McDaniel (R) at 15% and Tobey Bartee (D) at 2%..

If no candidate wins a majority, the race goes to a runoff between the top two finishers.