Gov. Ray Mabus gained the Democratic nomination and a chance to become the only Mississippi governor this century to serve back-to-back terms. But he awaits the state's first Republican runoff for an opponent.
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Neither political newcomer Kirk Fordice nor state auditor Pete Johnson won a majority in Tuesday's three-man GOP primary, forcing the Oct. 8 runoff.Mabus is a favorite for re-election in the Nov. 5 general election.