"He was out of office for three years, then won election to the Senate. There he has seldom spoken on national affairs."
— Theodore G. Bilbo

January 1, 1970

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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansMembers of the United States SenatePeople from MississippiWhite supremacistsGovernors of Mississippi
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New York Times, September 1, 1940. Bilbo ran for re-election to the Senate in 1940, defeating former Governor Hugh White in the Democratic primary in August. The Times still described Bilbo as an obscure member, not mentioning his militant defense of white supremacy or the black repatriation bill.