Mississippi Senate Race Is Close; Incumbent Stays Out of Sight
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There is a close election in Mississippi. People are voting for a new senator. A senator is a person who makes laws for the country.
The current senator is Cindy Hyde-Smith. She is the incumbent. An incumbent is a person who already has the job. People are asking: 'Where is Cindy Hyde-Smith?' She has not been seen much in public.
Her opponent is a man named Colom. An opponent is the other person in a race. The two people are running against each other for the same job.
News people say this is a nail-biter. A nail-biter is a very close race. Nobody knows who will win yet.
There are important deadlines today. A deadline is a time when something must be finished. Mississippi must count all the votes before these deadlines.
People want to know the final results. Results show who got the most votes. Soon, people will know who won the election.
Vocabulary7 words
- election
- a time when people vote to choose a leader
- senator
- a person who makes laws for the country
- incumbent
- a person who already has a job or position
- opponent
- the other person you compete against
- nail-biter
- a contest that is very close and exciting
- deadline
- a time when something must be finished
- results
- information that shows who won
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1. Senator 2. Cindy Hyde-Smith 3. True
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There is a close _____ in Mississippi. People are voting for a new _____.
The current senator is Cindy Hyde-Smith. She is the _____. People are asking where she is.
Her _____ is a man named Colom.
News people say this is a _____. Nobody knows who will win yet.
There are important _____ today. Soon, people will know the final _____.
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