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Ten states have never elected a minority statewide
An Associated Press analysis notes Missouri is among ten states where only white candidates have won nonjudicial statewide offices since Reconstruction. The piece profiles Robin Smith and other minority candidates, explores barriers, and cites historic trends in statewide elections and political pipelines.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Robin Smith
Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
Mississippi
Smith
TV News
St. Louis
Kirk Clay
Mary Ann Claytor
Dakotas
Mark Sawyer
Center For the Study of
UCLA
Sawyer
Artur Davis
Davis
South
Barack Obama
Iowa
Maine
Minnesota
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin