Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has defeated Democrat Ty Pinkins, a challenger who received little financial support from his own party in a heavily Republican state. Wicker, 73, is extending his 30-year career on Capitol Hill.

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Republican Sen. Roger Wicker has won the race for senator to represent Mississippi. Incumbent Wicker ran against Democrat Ty Pinkins. Wicker was first elected to the U.S. House in a northern Mississippi district in 1994 and was appointed to the Senate in 2007 by then-Gov. Haley Barbour.

In the races for U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats in Mississippi, both Republican incumbents, Roger Wicker and Mike Ezell respectively, won re-election, according to unofficial election returns Tuesday night.

Democrat Ty Pinkins has jogged along highways and past cotton fields to try to draw attention to his effort to unseat Mississippi’s senior Republican U.S. senator, Roger Wicker.

In Mississippi's U.S. Senate race, Republican incumbent Roger Wicker is facing off against Democratic challenger Ty Pinkins. Key issues Wicker is campaigning on include protecting the U.S. border by building a wall, Second Amendment gun rights, economic growth, the anti-abortion movement and increased military spending.

Republican Roger Wicker beat Democrat Ty Pinkins for the U.S. Senate seat. Wicker has served in the U.S. Senate since December 2007. Republican Mike Ezell was reelected for a second term, beating Democrat Craig Raybon for the District 4 U.

Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is trying to extend his 30-year career on Capitol Hill as he faces Democrat Ty Pinkins, a challenger who received little financial support from his own party in a heavily Republican state.