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Election 1970 Results

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1970 US Senate election in Mississippi

John C. Stennis (Democrat) beat William Richard Thompson (independent) in Mississippi in 1970, 88.4% to 11.6%, a margin of 76.8 points and 249,029 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1964, when John C. Stennis also won.

Democrats led in 82 of the 82 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hinds, cast 34,938 votes and went to the Democrat by 88.5 points. The closest was Issaquena, where 206 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John C. Stennis won Democratic 286,622 88.4%
William Richard Thompson Independent 37,593 11.6%
Total324,215

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 30,914 88.5% 0 0.0% 4,024 34,938 D+88.5
Lauderdale 12,283 91.7% 0 0.0% 1,118 13,401 D+91.7
Jones 10,261 92.4% 0 0.0% 846 11,107 D+92.4
Harrison 9,693 93.0% 0 0.0% 725 10,418 D+93.0
Forrest 8,154 93.4% 0 0.0% 573 8,727 D+93.4
Jackson 7,757 94.7% 0 0.0% 433 8,190 D+94.7
Rankin 6,175 86.5% 0 0.0% 962 7,137 D+86.5
Warren 5,863 89.8% 0 0.0% 669 6,532 D+89.8
Pike 5,233 83.9% 0 0.0% 1,003 6,236 D+83.9
Lee 5,659 95.4% 0 0.0% 270 5,929 D+95.4
Washington 4,865 86.5% 0 0.0% 760 5,625 D+86.5
Lincoln 5,039 93.7% 0 0.0% 339 5,378 D+93.7
Bolivar 3,574 69.1% 0 0.0% 1,596 5,170 D+69.1
Leflore 4,030 78.3% 0 0.0% 1,114 5,144 D+78.3
Panola 3,688 73.4% 0 0.0% 1,338 5,026 D+73.4
Lowndes 4,327 92.7% 0 0.0% 339 4,666 D+92.7
Newton 4,428 95.9% 0 0.0% 187 4,615 D+95.9
Grenada 4,081 89.5% 0 0.0% 478 4,559 D+89.5
Copiah 3,993 88.9% 0 0.0% 501 4,494 D+88.9
Simpson 4,199 94.1% 0 0.0% 263 4,462 D+94.1
Madison 2,877 64.7% 0 0.0% 1,571 4,448 D+64.7
Adams 3,562 81.5% 0 0.0% 810 4,372 D+81.5
Yazoo 3,567 82.3% 0 0.0% 767 4,334 D+82.3
Coahoma 2,861 67.6% 0 0.0% 1,373 4,234 D+67.6
Monroe 3,979 95.2% 0 0.0% 201 4,180 D+95.2
Neshoba 4,003 95.9% 0 0.0% 171 4,174 D+95.9
Marion 3,739 90.2% 0 0.0% 405 4,144 D+90.2
Holmes 2,389 59.1% 0 0.0% 1,650 4,039 D+59.1
Scott 3,611 90.1% 0 0.0% 396 4,007 D+90.1
Union 3,900 97.6% 0 0.0% 94 3,994 D+97.6
Sunflower 3,217 86.0% 0 0.0% 525 3,742 D+86.0
Winston 3,157 86.0% 0 0.0% 515 3,672 D+86.0
Oktibbeha 3,133 87.4% 0 0.0% 453 3,586 D+87.4
Leake 2,978 88.9% 0 0.0% 370 3,348 D+88.9
Prentiss 3,203 98.7% 0 0.0% 42 3,245 D+98.7
Clarke 2,838 88.6% 0 0.0% 365 3,203 D+88.6
Smith 3,037 96.4% 0 0.0% 113 3,150 D+96.4
Tallahatchie 2,679 85.2% 0 0.0% 464 3,143 D+85.2
Pearl River 2,969 96.0% 0 0.0% 124 3,093 D+96.0
Covington 2,874 93.3% 0 0.0% 205 3,079 D+93.3
Pontotoc 2,938 97.7% 0 0.0% 70 3,008 D+97.7
Attala 2,660 88.5% 0 0.0% 345 3,005 D+88.5
Amite 2,724 92.7% 0 0.0% 215 2,939 D+92.7
De Soto 2,676 91.7% 0 0.0% 241 2,917 D+91.7
Tate 2,459 87.5% 0 0.0% 350 2,809 D+87.5
Marshall 1,759 63.5% 0 0.0% 1,009 2,768 D+63.5
Jasper 2,358 85.7% 0 0.0% 395 2,753 D+85.7
Hancock 2,595 96.0% 0 0.0% 109 2,704 D+96.0
Alcorn 2,518 93.7% 0 0.0% 168 2,686 D+93.7
Wayne 2,427 91.8% 0 0.0% 217 2,644 D+91.8
Kemper 2,143 85.6% 0 0.0% 360 2,503 D+85.6
Chickasaw 2,395 95.9% 0 0.0% 102 2,497 D+95.9
Walthall 2,300 93.9% 0 0.0% 149 2,449 D+93.9
Montgomery 2,196 89.9% 0 0.0% 246 2,442 D+89.9
Itawamba 2,373 99.0% 0 0.0% 24 2,397 D+99.0
Clay 2,207 92.4% 0 0.0% 182 2,389 D+92.4
Tishomingo 2,266 95.8% 0 0.0% 100 2,366 D+95.8
Franklin 2,102 90.8% 0 0.0% 212 2,314 D+90.8
Lamar 2,233 97.6% 0 0.0% 55 2,288 D+97.6
Tippah 2,203 97.6% 0 0.0% 54 2,257 D+97.6
Calhoun 2,167 98.3% 0 0.0% 37 2,204 D+98.3
Lawrence 1,944 90.8% 0 0.0% 197 2,141 D+90.8
Quitman 1,694 79.2% 0 0.0% 445 2,139 D+79.2
Lafayette 1,834 87.2% 0 0.0% 269 2,103 D+87.2
Jefferson 1,128 55.5% 0 0.0% 905 2,033 D+55.5
Yalobusha 1,853 91.9% 0 0.0% 163 2,016 D+91.9
Claiborne 1,273 63.9% 0 0.0% 720 1,993 D+63.9
Jefferson Davis 1,507 85.6% 0 0.0% 253 1,760 D+85.6
Webster 1,708 98.5% 0 0.0% 26 1,734 D+98.5
Perry 1,544 91.5% 0 0.0% 143 1,687 D+91.5
Wilkinson 1,527 92.5% 0 0.0% 123 1,650 D+92.5
Choctaw 1,505 95.0% 0 0.0% 79 1,584 D+95.0
Noxubee 1,336 86.5% 0 0.0% 209 1,545 D+86.5
Humphreys 1,349 88.8% 0 0.0% 171 1,520 D+88.8
Stone 1,313 94.1% 0 0.0% 82 1,395 D+94.1
Carroll 1,197 87.8% 0 0.0% 166 1,363 D+87.8
Benton 1,106 81.6% 0 0.0% 249 1,355 D+81.6
George 1,295 98.4% 0 0.0% 21 1,316 D+98.4
Greene 1,058 93.4% 0 0.0% 75 1,133 D+93.4
Tunica 851 75.6% 0 0.0% 274 1,125 D+75.6
Sharkey 824 84.7% 0 0.0% 149 973 D+84.7
Issaquena 288 77.8% 0 0.0% 82 370 D+77.8

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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