This poll is the first to be released in anticipation of the anticipated rematch between Hyde-Smith & Espy. Hyde-Smith won 53.6 % to 46.4 % in the Senate special election runoff 2018. The special election was held to replace the long-serving senator Thad Cochran, who retired in 2018 due to health reasons. Hyde-Smith is the first woman to be elected as a U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Tobey Bartee, an attorney and ex-member of the U.S. House, will oppose Espy. Jensen Bohren was defeated in the Democratic primary. Millsaps, Chism conduct quarterly polls on various state issues. Chism Strategies was employed by Espy for the 2018 special election. The poll found that 35.6 percent of respondents were certain they would vote to elect Hyde-Smith, compared with 28.6 percent for Espy. 8.7 percent indicated they would probably vote for the incumbent, while 7.4 percent stated they would likely vote for the challenger. According to the poll, Hyde Smith still received a low overall approval rating. According to the poll, Hyde-Smith received 25 percent approval and 18.5 percent “somewhat approve” respectively. However, 28.6 per cent strongly disapproved and 7.3 percent somewhat disapproved. This poll was taken earlier this month among 618 registered voters. It has a margin error of plus/minus 3.94 percent. These results were weighted in order to reflect the expected turnout for 2020. Concerning the Senate impeachment case of President Donald Trump’s, 52.7 percent of respondents oppose his removal from office. Only 42 percent support him. According to the poll, 24.1 percent said that making health care more affordable and accessible is their top concern. 20.7 percent stated that more funding for public schools is their top concern. A majority (60.4%) of respondents supported expanding Medicaid as allowed by federal law. Respondents were reminded by the questioner that Mississippi is not among 14 states that have expanded Medicaid. According to the poll, expanding Medicaid would bring “greater financial stability” for rural hospitals and provide low-income citizens with health insurance. 28.6 per cent opposed expansion. New governor. Tate Reeves was elected Nov. 5 and House Speaker Philip Gunn remain to oppose expansion. New Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann indicated that he is open to studying the topic. It is not clear whether Hosemann will pursue the issue during the 2020 legislative session. Another poll result shows that 60.4 percent of voters support the candidate who receives the most votes to be elected to statewide office. They also support removing provisions from the 1890s Constitution of the state that require candidates for statewide office in order to win a majority vote and to get the most votes in the majority of House districts. The election is thrown in the House if no candidate fulfills both constitutional mandates. 28% of respondents favored keeping the Jim Crow-era constitutional provisions to protect African Americans from being elected to state office._x000D