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Election 1966 Results

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1966 US Senate election in Mississippi

James Eastland (Democrat) beat Prentiss Walker (Republican) in Mississippi in 1966, 65.6% to 26.7%, a margin of 38.9 points and 153,098 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when James Eastland also won.

Democrats led in 78 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Hinds, cast 39,373 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.8 points. The closest was Simpson, where 13 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Eastland won	Democratic	258,248	65.6%
Prentiss Walker	Republican	105,150	26.7%
Clifton R. Whitley	Independent	30,502	7.7%
Total		393,900

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Hinds	25,305 64.3%	10,816 27.5%	3,252	39,373	D+36.8
Harrison	11,960 71.9%	4,211 25.3%	457	16,628	D+46.6
Lauderdale	9,359 62.8%	4,586 30.8%	947	14,892	D+32.1
Jones	6,674 54.7%	4,756 38.9%	781	12,211	D+15.7
Forrest	6,360 61.8%	3,488 33.9%	436	10,284	D+27.9
Jackson	6,359 68.1%	2,683 28.7%	292	9,334	D+39.4
Warren	5,810 65.5%	1,551 17.5%	1,509	8,870	D+48.0
Washington	6,012 69.7%	1,812 21.0%	799	8,623	D+48.7
Adams	4,229 50.9%	3,719 44.8%	354	8,302	D+6.1
Leflore	4,965 62.0%	1,629 20.3%	1,415	8,009	D+41.7
Rankin	4,265 56.5%	2,966 39.3%	317	7,548	D+17.2
Lee	5,629 83.1%	988 14.6%	155	6,772	D+68.5
Bolivar	4,307 63.7%	1,088 16.1%	1,370	6,765	D+47.6
Lowndes	4,674 71.9%	1,297 20.0%	530	6,501	D+51.9
Pike	4,143 64.2%	2,089 32.3%	226	6,458	D+31.8
Pearl River	4,299 73.4%	1,393 23.8%	163	5,855	D+49.6
Lincoln	3,871 67.2%	1,706 29.6%	182	5,759	D+37.6
Neshoba	3,760 66.7%	1,628 28.9%	253	5,641	D+37.8
Madison	2,877 53.2%	1,163 21.5%	1,363	5,403	D+31.7
Coahoma	3,249 60.7%	1,442 26.9%	664	5,355	D+33.7
Grenada	3,050 58.3%	873 16.7%	1,312	5,235	D+41.6
Holmes	2,625 50.6%	482 9.3%	2,085	5,192	D+41.3
Monroe	4,140 79.8%	883 17.0%	167	5,190	D+62.8
Alcorn	3,871 74.8%	1,213 23.4%	92	5,176	D+51.4
Sunflower	3,758 73.3%	881 17.2%	489	5,128	D+56.1
Scott	2,776 54.5%	2,084 40.9%	232	5,092	D+13.6
Simpson	2,365 47.0%	2,378 47.3%	286	5,029	R+0.3
Newton	2,767 57.6%	1,986 41.3%	50	4,803	D+16.3
Oktibbeha	3,521 75.0%	1,046 22.3%	128	4,695	D+52.7
Copiah	3,330 74.2%	955 21.3%	200	4,485	D+53.0
Attala	3,161 70.6%	788 17.6%	527	4,476	D+53.0
Marion	2,522 56.5%	1,556 34.9%	382	4,460	D+21.7
Yazoo	3,426 79.7%	830 19.3%	44	4,300	D+60.4
Panola	2,687 62.8%	734 17.1%	861	4,282	D+45.6
Leake	2,645 61.8%	1,503 35.1%	133	4,281	D+26.7
Wayne	2,618 63.0%	1,329 32.0%	207	4,154	D+31.0
Smith	1,314 32.9%	2,654 66.4%	31	3,999	R+33.5
Union	3,203 81.4%	635 16.1%	97	3,935	D+65.3
Clay	2,462 66.2%	646 17.4%	613	3,721	D+48.8
Clarke	2,220 60.4%	1,084 29.5%	372	3,676	D+30.9
De Soto	2,564 70.0%	437 11.9%	662	3,663	D+58.1
Winston	2,810 78.3%	586 16.3%	192	3,588	D+62.0
Lafayette	2,552 75.8%	634 18.8%	182	3,368	D+56.9
Marshall	2,082 63.1%	493 14.9%	724	3,299	D+48.2
Tippah	2,771 84.2%	430 13.1%	91	3,292	D+71.1
Chickasaw	2,715 83.0%	438 13.4%	119	3,272	D+69.6
Calhoun	2,513 80.0%	613 19.5%	17	3,143	D+60.5
Webster	2,557 81.7%	548 17.5%	25	3,130	D+64.2
Tallahatchie	2,235 71.5%	610 19.5%	282	3,127	D+52.0
Jasper	1,452 47.5%	1,310 42.9%	294	3,056	D+4.6
Covington	1,544 51.3%	1,395 46.3%	73	3,012	D+4.9
Hancock	2,177 74.0%	706 24.0%	57	2,940	D+50.0
Lamar	1,693 57.7%	1,204 41.1%	35	2,932	D+16.7
Claiborne	1,135 38.8%	1,671 57.1%	120	2,926	R+18.3
Pontotoc	2,341 81.8%	466 16.3%	55	2,862	D+65.5
Prentiss	2,249 79.9%	534 19.0%	32	2,815	D+60.9
Jefferson	1,013 36.8%	1,671 60.7%	69	2,753	R+23.9
Amite	1,685 62.1%	667 24.6%	360	2,712	D+37.5
Montgomery	1,847 68.2%	708 26.1%	155	2,710	D+42.0
Tishomingo	1,884 71.7%	705 26.8%	40	2,629	D+44.8
Tate	2,009 77.2%	450 17.3%	143	2,602	D+59.9
Walthall	1,379 54.0%	1,008 39.4%	169	2,556	D+14.5
Jefferson Davis	1,556 60.9%	781 30.6%	218	2,555	D+30.3
Lawrence	1,706 68.9%	134 5.4%	636	2,476	D+63.5
Itawamba	1,953 79.0%	493 19.9%	26	2,472	D+59.1
Humphreys	1,717 72.6%	299 12.6%	349	2,365	D+60.0
Kemper	1,544 69.3%	614 27.6%	70	2,228	D+41.7
Wilkinson	1,098 49.9%	1,039 47.2%	64	2,201	D+2.7
Yalobusha	1,743 82.6%	336 15.9%	31	2,110	D+66.7
Noxubee	1,480 72.6%	290 14.2%	269	2,039	D+58.4
Quitman	1,456 73.8%	294 14.9%	222	1,972	D+58.9
Greene	1,371 70.8%	440 22.7%	125	1,936	D+48.1
Carroll	1,492 78.5%	408 21.5%		1,900	D+57.1
Choctaw	1,407 75.6%	443 23.8%	12	1,862	D+51.8
George	1,359 73.1%	482 25.9%	17	1,858	D+47.2
Franklin	1,391 76.4%	412 22.6%	18	1,821	D+53.8
Perry	1,072 61.0%	629 35.8%	55	1,756	D+25.2
Stone	1,139 70.7%	449 27.9%	22	1,610	D+42.9
Benton	984 71.4%	206 14.9%	189	1,379	D+56.4
Sharkey	931 72.9%	221 17.3%	125	1,277	D+55.6
Tunica	721 74.3%	209 21.5%	40	970	D+52.8
Issaquena	354 50.4%	136 19.3%	213	703	D+31.0

Counties as they stood in 1966; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Mississippi Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Roger F. Wicker (R)	R+25.6
2020	Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)	R+10.0
2018	Roger F. Wicker (R)	R+19.0
2014	Thad Cochran (R)	R+22.0
2012	Roger F. Wicker (R)	R+16.6
2008	Thad Cochran (R)	R+22.9
2006	Trent Lott (R)	R+28.7
2002	Thad Cochran (R)	R+84.6
2000	Trent Lott (R)	R+34.3
1996	Thad Cochran (R)	R+43.6
1994	Trent Lott (R)	R+37.6
1990	Thad Cochran (R)	R+100.0
1988	Trent Lott (R)	R+7.8
1984	Thad Cochran (R)	R+21.9
1982	John C. Stennis (D)	D+28.4
1978	Thad Cochran (R)	R+13.5
1976	John C. Stennis (D)	D+100.0
1972	James Eastland (D)	D+19.4
1970	John C. Stennis (D)	D+88.4
1966	James Eastland (D)	D+38.9
1964	John C. Stennis (D)	D+100.0
1960	James Eastland (D)	D+83.6
1958	John C. Stennis (D)	D+100.0
1954	James Eastland (D)	D+91.1
1952	John C. Stennis (D)	D+100.0
1948	James Eastland (D)	D+100.0
1946	Theodore Bilbo (D)	D+100.0
1942	James Eastland (D)	D+100.0
1940	Theodore Bilbo (D)	D+100.0
1936	Pat Harrison (D)	D+100.0
1934	Theodore Bilbo (D)	D+100.0
1930	Pat Harrison (D)	D+100.0
1928	Hubert Stephens (D)	D+100.0
1924	Pat Harrison (D)	D+100.0
1922	Hubert Stephens (D)	D+87.5
1918	Pat Harrison (D)	D+95.0
1916	John S. Williams (D)	D+100.0

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