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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Mississippi

John C. Stennis (Democrat) beat Haley Barbour (Republican) in Mississippi in 1982, 64.2% to 35.8%, a margin of 28.4 points and 183,172 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when John C. Stennis also won.

Democrats led in 80 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Hinds, cast 66,385 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.2 points. The closest was Rankin, where 143 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
John C. Stennis won	Democratic	414,099	64.2%
Haley Barbour	Republican	230,927	35.8%
Total		645,026

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Hinds	36,593 55.1%	29,792 44.9%	66,385	D+10.2
Harrison	17,474 63.2%	10,195 36.8%	27,669	D+26.3
Jackson	16,583 69.7%	7,211 30.3%	23,794	D+39.4
Lauderdale	12,403 70.5%	5,180 29.5%	17,583	D+41.1
Jones	10,642 60.6%	6,913 39.4%	17,555	D+21.2
Rankin	8,300 49.6%	8,443 50.4%	16,743	R+0.9
Washington	8,767 58.3%	6,271 41.7%	15,038	D+16.6
Forrest	8,681 61.0%	5,555 39.0%	14,236	D+22.0
Warren	7,697 57.4%	5,707 42.6%	13,404	D+14.8
Madison	7,765 63.0%	4,551 37.0%	12,316	D+26.1
Adams	7,446 61.9%	4,576 38.1%	12,022	D+23.9
Lee	8,531 71.4%	3,410 28.6%	11,941	D+42.9
Leflore	6,647 58.7%	4,678 41.3%	11,325	D+17.4
Lincoln	6,006 53.7%	5,181 46.3%	11,187	D+7.4
Pike	7,239 65.2%	3,864 34.8%	11,103	D+30.4
Bolivar	6,713 60.6%	4,371 39.4%	11,084	D+21.1
Lowndes	8,459 78.4%	2,324 21.6%	10,783	D+56.9
Yazoo	4,407 47.8%	4,807 52.2%	9,214	R+4.3
Oktibbeha	6,836 77.3%	2,012 22.7%	8,848	D+54.5
De Soto	4,683 53.5%	4,073 46.5%	8,756	D+7.0
Panola	5,997 69.4%	2,643 30.6%	8,640	D+38.8
Coahoma	5,130 59.7%	3,464 40.3%	8,594	D+19.4
Marion	5,389 63.6%	3,079 36.4%	8,468	D+27.3
Copiah	5,404 65.1%	2,899 34.9%	8,303	D+30.2
Sunflower	5,130 65.1%	2,755 34.9%	7,885	D+30.1
Monroe	6,568 84.9%	1,170 15.1%	7,738	D+69.8
Holmes	5,209 73.8%	1,845 26.2%	7,054	D+47.7
Attala	4,270 60.7%	2,765 39.3%	7,035	D+21.4
Simpson	3,922 56.6%	3,002 43.4%	6,924	D+13.3
Lamar	3,626 53.9%	3,107 46.1%	6,733	D+7.7
Union	4,460 67.7%	2,125 32.3%	6,585	D+35.5
Hancock	4,084 63.6%	2,333 36.4%	6,417	D+27.3
Clay	5,193 81.1%	1,214 18.9%	6,407	D+62.1
Neshoba	4,337 68.6%	1,982 31.4%	6,319	D+37.3
Pearl River	4,123 65.3%	2,190 34.7%	6,313	D+30.6
Alcorn	4,190 66.8%	2,087 33.2%	6,277	D+33.5
Leake	3,962 63.7%	2,257 36.3%	6,219	D+27.4
Scott	3,489 56.9%	2,639 43.1%	6,128	D+13.9
Newton	4,017 65.8%	2,090 34.2%	6,107	D+31.6
Marshall	4,263 71.8%	1,672 28.2%	5,935	D+43.7
Winston	4,035 69.4%	1,779 30.6%	5,814	D+38.8
Lafayette	3,613 63.3%	2,092 36.7%	5,705	D+26.7
Grenada	3,323 58.6%	2,349 41.4%	5,672	D+17.2
Tippah	3,538 64.4%	1,960 35.6%	5,498	D+28.7
Wayne	3,350 61.1%	2,136 38.9%	5,486	D+22.1
Prentiss	4,049 77.1%	1,206 22.9%	5,255	D+54.1
Montgomery	2,965 57.3%	2,208 42.7%	5,173	D+14.6
Itawamba	4,148 80.2%	1,021 19.8%	5,169	D+60.5
Clarke	3,521 68.5%	1,617 31.5%	5,138	D+37.1
Noxubee	3,866 76.8%	1,165 23.2%	5,031	D+53.7
Amite	3,010 62.2%	1,826 37.8%	4,836	D+24.5
George	3,718 77.6%	1,071 22.4%	4,789	D+55.3
Jasper	3,255 68.1%	1,525 31.9%	4,780	D+36.2
Smith	2,507 53.2%	2,202 46.8%	4,709	D+6.5
Pontotoc	3,425 72.7%	1,283 27.3%	4,708	D+45.5
Tishomingo	3,867 84.8%	693 15.2%	4,560	D+69.6
Lawrence	2,852 62.7%	1,700 37.3%	4,552	D+25.3
Covington	2,761 60.8%	1,778 39.2%	4,539	D+21.7
Humphreys	3,110 69.3%	1,380 30.7%	4,490	D+38.5
Jefferson Davis	2,945 66.5%	1,484 33.5%	4,429	D+33.0
Tate	3,038 69.7%	1,322 30.3%	4,360	D+39.4
Chickasaw	3,217 73.8%	1,140 26.2%	4,357	D+47.7
Walthall	2,639 63.9%	1,491 36.1%	4,130	D+27.8
Webster	2,785 67.5%	1,341 32.5%	4,126	D+35.0
Tallahatchie	2,768 68.0%	1,303 32.0%	4,071	D+36.0
Yalobusha	2,742 69.8%	1,184 30.2%	3,926	D+39.7
Franklin	2,391 61.5%	1,499 38.5%	3,890	D+22.9
Kemper	3,129 82.0%	689 18.0%	3,818	D+63.9
Carroll	2,016 52.9%	1,794 47.1%	3,810	D+5.8
Calhoun	2,665 71.4%	1,065 28.6%	3,730	D+42.9
Quitman	2,652 72.8%	993 27.2%	3,645	D+45.5
Claiborne	2,912 80.4%	712 19.6%	3,624	D+60.7
Perry	2,259 66.1%	1,160 33.9%	3,419	D+32.1
Wilkinson	2,339 71.0%	957 29.0%	3,296	D+41.9
Choctaw	2,107 65.6%	1,103 34.4%	3,210	D+31.3
Jefferson	2,648 85.0%	469 15.0%	3,117	D+69.9
Greene	2,183 74.9%	733 25.1%	2,916	D+49.7
Stone	1,790 67.3%	871 32.7%	2,661	D+34.5
Sharkey	1,641 70.6%	683 29.4%	2,324	D+41.2
Benton	1,594 69.9%	685 30.1%	2,279	D+39.9
Tunica	1,546 71.0%	630 29.0%	2,176	D+42.1
Issaquena	545 73.5%	196 26.5%	741	D+47.1

Counties as they stood in 1982; 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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