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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Mississippi

James Eastland (Democrat) beat Gil Carmichael (Republican) in Mississippi in 1972, 58.1% to 38.7%, a margin of 19.4 points and 125,323 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1966, when James Eastland also won.

Democrats led in 71 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Hinds, cast 66,173 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.8 points. The closest was Forrest, where 47 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
James Eastland won Democratic 375,102 58.1%
Gil Carmichael Republican 249,779 38.7%
All other candidates 20,865 3.2%
Total645,746

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 31,953 48.3% 31,449 47.5% 2,771 66,173 D+0.8
Harrison 21,585 62.8% 12,040 35.0% 749 34,374 D+27.8
Jackson 17,920 68.6% 7,706 29.5% 514 26,140 D+39.1
Lauderdale 9,218 41.6% 12,531 56.5% 415 22,164 R+14.9
Jones 8,240 40.9% 11,328 56.3% 570 20,138 R+15.3
Forrest 8,996 48.6% 8,949 48.4% 562 18,507 D+0.3
Rankin 7,885 53.5% 6,022 40.9% 826 14,733 D+12.6
Washington 7,938 56.3% 5,679 40.3% 475 14,092 D+16.0
Warren 7,588 54.5% 5,822 41.8% 505 13,915 D+12.7
Lowndes 8,031 57.8% 5,595 40.3% 272 13,898 D+17.5
Lee 6,691 55.3% 5,255 43.5% 147 12,093 D+11.9
Adams 6,526 58.3% 4,043 36.1% 632 11,201 D+22.2
Pike 5,532 52.6% 4,671 44.4% 308 10,511 D+8.2
De Soto 7,675 80.3% 1,754 18.3% 134 9,563 D+61.9
Leflore 5,861 61.8% 3,375 35.6% 251 9,487 D+26.2
Monroe 5,945 64.0% 3,224 34.7% 119 9,288 D+29.3
Bolivar 6,596 72.0% 2,260 24.7% 306 9,162 D+47.3
Coahoma 5,240 57.3% 3,156 34.5% 748 9,144 D+22.8
Lincoln 5,061 56.3% 3,632 40.4% 297 8,990 D+15.9
Marion 3,677 42.7% 4,815 55.9% 118 8,610 R+13.2
Pearl River 6,016 72.6% 2,056 24.8% 213 8,285 D+47.8
Oktibbeha 4,372 53.8% 3,656 45.0% 96 8,124 D+8.8
Neshoba 3,299 42.2% 4,300 55.0% 213 7,812 R+12.8
Copiah 4,877 63.8% 2,302 30.1% 468 7,647 D+33.7
Yazoo 4,599 60.3% 2,855 37.4% 170 7,624 D+22.9
Sunflower 5,568 73.4% 1,825 24.0% 197 7,590 D+49.3
Panola 5,011 68.2% 2,185 29.8% 147 7,343 D+38.5
Alcorn 4,321 60.3% 2,736 38.2% 113 7,170 D+22.1
Lafayette 4,293 61.7% 2,526 36.3% 134 6,953 D+25.4
Simpson 3,463 50.7% 2,803 41.0% 570 6,836 D+9.7
Madison 3,634 54.5% 2,618 39.3% 410 6,662 D+15.3
Scott 3,894 58.5% 2,303 34.6% 455 6,652 D+23.9
Winston 2,991 45.2% 3,544 53.5% 86 6,621 R+8.4
Newton 3,180 48.3% 3,228 49.1% 173 6,581 R+0.7
Union 4,966 77.6% 1,381 21.6% 52 6,399 D+56.0
Grenada 3,600 56.4% 2,664 41.7% 117 6,381 D+14.7
Lamar 2,597 41.8% 3,317 53.4% 295 6,209 R+11.6
Holmes 3,121 50.4% 2,887 46.7% 180 6,188 D+3.8
Attala 3,878 63.1% 2,063 33.6% 206 6,147 D+29.5
Hancock 4,481 73.7% 1,484 24.4% 115 6,080 D+49.3
Wayne 2,906 50.2% 2,811 48.5% 76 5,793 D+1.6
Clay 3,769 66.2% 1,744 30.6% 179 5,692 D+35.6
Clarke 2,292 41.8% 3,090 56.3% 103 5,485 R+14.5
Leake 3,362 63.6% 1,784 33.7% 144 5,290 D+29.8
Pontotoc 3,868 73.4% 1,366 25.9% 35 5,269 D+47.5
Tate 4,451 84.7% 711 13.5% 91 5,253 D+71.2
Prentiss 3,501 67.5% 1,637 31.5% 52 5,190 D+35.9
Marshall 4,250 82.9% 693 13.5% 181 5,124 D+69.4
Smith 2,409 47.2% 1,676 32.8% 1,024 5,109 D+14.3
Itawamba 2,687 53.3% 2,325 46.1% 28 5,040 D+7.2
Tishomingo 3,092 64.5% 1,654 34.5% 45 4,791 D+30.0
Tippah 4,003 84.0% 701 14.7% 60 4,764 D+69.3
Jasper 2,098 44.4% 2,430 51.5% 193 4,721 R+7.0
Covington 2,228 48.8% 1,852 40.5% 488 4,568 D+8.2
Chickasaw 2,826 63.2% 1,556 34.8% 93 4,475 D+28.4
George 3,235 73.5% 1,088 24.7% 76 4,399 D+48.8
Webster 2,982 69.4% 1,257 29.3% 56 4,295 D+40.2
Montgomery 2,818 66.1% 1,278 30.0% 167 4,263 D+36.1
Lawrence 2,458 59.1% 1,559 37.5% 140 4,157 D+21.6
Calhoun 2,749 66.3% 1,361 32.8% 39 4,149 D+33.5
Amite 2,977 72.9% 821 20.1% 283 4,081 D+52.8
Tallahatchie 3,024 74.5% 990 24.4% 45 4,059 D+50.1
Jefferson Davis 2,145 53.0% 1,651 40.8% 248 4,044 D+12.2
Walthall 2,415 61.9% 1,376 35.3% 112 3,903 D+26.6
Yalobusha 2,853 75.9% 850 22.6% 54 3,757 D+53.3
Kemper 1,747 47.0% 1,925 51.8% 43 3,715 R+4.8
Perry 1,952 57.5% 1,365 40.2% 79 3,396 D+17.3
Greene 2,336 70.2% 882 26.5% 108 3,326 D+43.7
Claiborne 1,410 43.9% 1,600 49.9% 199 3,209 R+5.9
Humphreys 2,261 70.5% 754 23.5% 190 3,205 D+47.0
Quitman 2,446 76.9% 633 19.9% 101 3,180 D+57.0
Franklin 2,031 64.3% 1,001 31.7% 126 3,158 D+32.6
Noxubee 1,572 52.8% 1,320 44.3% 87 2,979 D+8.5
Wilkinson 1,899 65.9% 732 25.4% 251 2,882 D+40.5
Stone 1,634 58.9% 1,076 38.8% 64 2,774 D+20.1
Choctaw 1,741 63.7% 962 35.2% 28 2,731 D+28.5
Jefferson 1,232 49.7% 1,053 42.5% 192 2,477 D+7.2
Carroll 1,691 69.4% 707 29.0% 40 2,438 D+40.4
Benton 1,670 77.3% 452 20.9% 38 2,160 D+56.4
Tunica 1,795 87.3% 222 10.8% 39 2,056 D+76.5
Sharkey 1,340 67.4% 579 29.1% 68 1,987 D+38.3
Issaquena 628 68.6% 216 23.6% 71 915 D+45.0

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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