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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 |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>{{cite web|url=https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi|title=Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?|author=John Fund|publisher=''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''}}</ref><ref>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=https://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=https://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>{{cite web|url=https://spectator.org/59766_who-paid-race-baiting-flier-mississippi|title=Who Paid for Race-Baiting Flier in Mississippi?|author=John Fund|publisher=''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''}}</ref><ref>John Fund, "Remember Mississippi", ''[[National Review]]''.</ref>

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

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