Bennie Thompson Faces a Young Challenger in the Mississippi Primary

Scritto il 09/03/2026
da Emily Cochrane

The longest-serving Black Democrat in Mississippi, Bennie Thompson is a formidable political force. But he is not immune to a national trend of younger candidates going after older incumbents.Representative Bennie Thompson, Democrat of Mississippi, was first elected to Congress in 1993. He now faces a primary challenge from a much younger opponent.