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Democratic National Committee: Dean Congratulates Rep-Elect Childers on Win in Mississippi
May 14, 2008Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement congratulating Representative-Elect Travis Childers on his victory in the special election yesterday for Mississippi's 1st Congressional District. This is the third straight special election victory for Democrats this year in a heavily Republican district following wins in former GOP House Speaker Dennis Hastert's district and a Louisiana district held by Republicans for the last three decades. President Bush took 60% of the vote in Mississippi's 1st district in 2004, and former Republican Congressman Roger Wicker held the seat for 13 years. [cnn.com, 5/13/08] Full release