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Challenger state senator chris mcdaniel in the mississippi gop senate run-off. it was a rematch as neither candidate crossed the 50% threshold three weeks ago. then mcdaniel was on top. in the weeks that passed between the primary and the run-off, cochran reached out to democrats, including african-american voters. in his speech, mcdaniel did not congratulate cochran, instead hitting him on that outreach. >> but there is something a bit strange, there is something a bit unusual about a republican primary that is decided by liberal democrats. >> reporter: and in new york, another nail-biter in ...

But i believe in this country. i believe there's opportunity around the next corner for all of us. so i look forward to continuing to fight with all of you for the things that we believe in for the conservative cause because those solutions of ours are the answer to the problems that so many people are facing today. thank you all very, very much. [ applause ] >> just a remarkable live scene tonight in virginia, in the seventh congressional district in virginia as house majority leader eric cantor gives essentially his concession speech after being beaten in his republican primary by tea party ...

Eric cantor was spending a lot of time trying to make sure he secured his right flank, and dave brat saying he was not conservative enough. this will be the upset of the year if it continues on and eric cantor does not win his republican primary. couple of things to remember, eric cantor is the majority leader in the house. he really is on a trajectory to become the next speaker of the house if john boehner were to leave and republicans maintained control. this is an amazing thing we're seeing unfolding right now very quite a bit quickly, just south of us, this race. >> incredible. 68% of the ...

A five person gop primary. the winner there, needs 35% of the vote tonight to move to a general election campaign. if no one reaches that threshold in iowa, a state convention that will pick the winner. now you may recall, first, drew national attention with this ad. >> i grew up castrating hogs on an iowa farm, so when i get to washington i will go now how cut pork. >> she distinguished her selves and drew endorsements from sarah palin, marco rubio and mitt romney. stakes may be higher in mississippi. polls close at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we have numbers. right now with 58.7% of precincts reporti...

To unseat thad cochran and trying to prove that the tea party still can win elections, still can claim the scalp of long-time incumbent republicans. the polls closed in mississippi at 7:00 p.m. local time, so just over an hour ago. you have to cross the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff. just 29% of the precincts reporting. when it's that close, it becomes relevant that there's a third candidate in the race. the threshold to avoid the runoff is 50%. joining us now is casey hunt, joining us from thad cochran's campaign headquarters in mississippi. thank you for your time tonight. right now, it's ...