Republican candidate for Representative of Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District, Ron Eller, poses for a photo. Eller won a runoff election against Andrew Scott Smith on April 2, 2024. (Eric Eller/Ron Eller for Congress Campaign via AP)
Eller, who ran unsuccessfully for the 2nd District Republican nomination in 2022, has said he supports construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall and expansion of domestic energy production.
After winning the runoff Tuesday, Eller told The Associated Press that he believes all Americans want good places to raise their families, with strong schools and clean air and water.
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"It's time to put that party nonsense behind us," Eller said. "We need to work as a people and a nation together."
The district stretches along the Mississippi River on the western side of the state, through the flatlands of the Delta and into the capital of Jackson.
Voters in the 2nd District supported Democrat Joe Biden over Republican Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, 63% to 36%.
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