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In 2014, McDaniel won on the primary election day but, because of a third candidate, did not attain 50 percent of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many traditional [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.

In 2014, McDaniel won on the primary election day but, because of a third candidate, did not attain 50 percent of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many traditional [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel.

At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>  Several ads, such as the one seen here, used phrases such as "The Tea Party intends to prevent you from voting".  [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' asked if this similar<ref>{{cite web |last=Fund|first=John|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> ad was the flier that got [[Thad Cochran]] elected.  The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], ''[[National Review''.<ref>

At a press conference announcing his legal challenge to the primary results, McDaniel said that the GOP is "a party that does not need to play the race card to win."<ref>{{cite web|title=Chris McDaniel Opens Legal Challenge in Mississippi GOP Primary Race|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/08/chris-mcdaniel-opens-legal-challenge-in-mississippi-gop-primary-race/|date=August 4, 2014}}</ref>  Several ads, such as the one seen here, used phrases such as "The Tea Party intends to prevent you from voting".  [[John Fund]], a frequent contributor to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' asked if this similar<ref>{{cite web |author=John Fund|title=The Flier That Got Thad Cochran Elected?|url=http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/381187/flier-got-thad-cochran-elected-john-fund|date=June 25, 2014}}</ref> ad was the flier that got Cochran elected.  The ad read "The Tea Party intends to prevent blacks from voting on Tuesday".<ref>[https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi/ Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?]</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/article/381368/remember-mississippi-john-fund Remember Mississippi!], ''[[National Review''.<ref>

He currently represents District 42which encompasses Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />

He currently represents District 42, which encompasses Forrest and Jones counties.<ref name=miss />

==2018 campaign==

==2018 campaign==

McDaniel is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the two-plus years remaining in Cochran's term. After Cochran announced that he will leave his seat for health reasons after more than thirty-nine years in the office, as of April 1, Republican [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] by-passed McDaniel and appointed a former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state agricultural and commerce commissioner, to hold the seat until the special election. In a statement, McDaniel said that he was:

McDaniel is a candidate in the special election scheduled for November 6, 2018, to fill the two-plus years remaining in Cochran's term. After Cochran announced that he will, as of April 1, leave his seat for health reasons after more than thirty-nine years in the office, Republican [[Governor]] [[Phil Bryant]] by-passed McDaniel and appointed a former Democrat, Cindy Hyde-Smith, the state agricultural and commerce commissioner, to hold the seat until the special election. In a statement, McDaniel said that he was:

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troubled to learn that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant dutifully followed the orders of the Washington [[establishment]]’s [[Mitch McConnell]] by appointing Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the temporary vacancy created by Senator Thad Cochran’s retirement. . . . the last thing the state of Mississippi needs in Washington is another moderate Democrat. ... <br>

troubled to learn that Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant dutifully followed the orders of the Washington [[establishment]]’s [[Mitch McConnell]] by appointing Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the temporary vacancy created by Senator Thad Cochran’s retirement. . . . the last thing the state of Mississippi needs in Washington is another moderate Democrat. ... <br>

The establishment should have learned their lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat to a Democrat ([[Doug Jones]]). Now, they are going to appoint one in Mississippi. Instead of unifying around my candidacy, and beating the Democrats, the establishment is once again going to waste millions of dollars of donors’ money over what should have been a safe Republican seat in Mississippi.<ref name=bryantappointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chris-mcdaniel-slams-mississippi-establishment-appointing-former-democrat-u-s-senate/|title=Chris McDaniel slams Misssissippi establishment for appointing former Democrat to U.S. Senate|publisher=Conservativereview.com|date=March 21, 2018|author=Chris Pandolfo|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>  

The establishment should have learned their lesson in [[Alabama]]. By spending millions of dollars against conservative [[Mo Brooks]], they ended up losing the seat to a Democrat ([[Doug Jones]]). Now, they are going to appoint one in Mississippi. Instead of unifying around my candidacy, and beating the Democrats, the establishment is once again going to waste millions of dollars of donors’ money over what should have been a safe Republican seat in Mississippi.<ref name=bryantappointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/chris-mcdaniel-slams-mississippi-establishment-appointing-former-democrat-u-s-senate/|title=Chris McDaniel slams Misssissippi establishment for appointing former Democrat to U.S. Senate|publisher=Conservativereview.com|date=March 21, 2018|author=Chris Pandolfo|accessdate=March 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>