Runoff turnout shot up in counties with the highest African - American populations . ` ` This is how you grow the vote , '' head of a pro - Cochran # ##group said . Several GOP strategists said Cochran 's campaign was unique to Mississippi . DSCC National Press Secretary Justin Barasky said the group is already spending to raise turnout in battleground states to near-2012 levels and will be `` making an unprecedented investment '' to keep the Senate in Democratic hands . Democrats targeting minority voters hoping to increase voter turnout .
Runoff turnout shot up in counties with the highest African - American populations . ` ` This is how you grow the vote , '' head of a pro - Cochran # ##group said . Several GOP strategists said Cochran 's campaign was unique to Mississippi . Democrats targeting minority voters hoping to increase voter turnout .