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==U.S. Senate==

==U.S. Senate==

Bilbo unsuccessfully ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1932,<ref name=msencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483060 MS – District 07 Race – Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 16, 2023.</ref> though two years later sought a U.S. Senate seat and denied the renomination of the more conservative incumbent Democratic senator Hubert D. Stephens, proceeding to victory in the general election.<ref name=fleegler,pp.7-8>"Theodore G. Bilbo and the Decline of Public Racism," pp. 7–8.</ref> In the primary, Bilbo garnered his usual support from the economically poor "hills" as opposed to the pro-[[Bourbon Democrat|Bourbon]] Delta region. His virulent campaign rife with attacks against Wall Street were noticed and reported on by ''[[The New York Times]]'', and was compared to Louisiana demagogic [[Huey Long]].

Bilbo unsuccessfully ran for the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] in 1932,<ref name=msencyclopediabio/><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=483060 MS – District 07 Race – Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved June 16, 2023.</ref> though two years later sought a U.S. Senate seat and denied the renomination of the "colorless,"<ref>Nelson, Lawrence J. (1999). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/King_Cotton_s_Advocate/-NfyYgEb1_YC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hubert+stephens+conservative&pg=PA16&printsec=frontcover King Cotton's Advocate: Oscar G. Johnston and the New Deal], p. 16. ''Google Books''. Retrieved June 19, 2023.</ref> more conservative<ref>Caughey, Devin (2018). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Unsolid_South/MzlhDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hubert+stephens+conservative&pg=PA123&printsec=frontcover The Unsolid South: Mass Politics and National Representation in a One-Party Enclave], p. 123. ''Google Books''. Retrieved June 19, 2023.</ref> incumbent Democratic senator Hubert D. Stephens, proceeding to victory in the general election.<ref name=fleegler,pp.7-8>"Theodore G. Bilbo and the Decline of Public Racism," pp. 7–8.</ref> In the primary, Bilbo garnered his usual support from the economically poor "hills" as opposed to the pro-[[Bourbon Democrat|Bourbon]] Delta region. His virulent campaign rife with attacks against Wall Street were noticed and reported on by ''[[The New York Times]]'', and was compared to Louisiana demagogic [[Huey Long]].

===1930s: hardline New Deal politics===

===1930s: hardline New Deal politics===