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Election 1984 Results

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1984 US Senate election in Mississippi

Thad Cochran (Republican) beat William F. Winter (Democrat) in Mississippi in 1984, 60.9% to 39.1%, a margin of 21.9 points and 208,388 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1978, when Thad Cochran also won.

Republicans led in 69 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Hinds, cast 99,181 votes and went to the Republican by 15.9 points. The closest was Benton, where 1 vote 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
Thad Cochran won Republican 580,314 60.9%
William F. Winter Democratic 371,926 39.1%
Total952,240

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 41,726 42.1% 57,455 57.9% 99,181 R+15.9
Harrison 15,609 32.1% 32,946 67.9% 48,555 R+35.7
Jackson 12,522 30.7% 28,241 69.3% 40,763 R+38.6
Rankin 6,438 22.3% 22,399 77.7% 28,837 R+55.3
Lauderdale 8,216 31.1% 18,224 68.9% 26,440 R+37.9
Jones 6,972 27.7% 18,164 72.3% 25,136 R+44.5
Forrest 7,120 30.7% 16,086 69.3% 23,206 R+38.6
Washington 10,750 48.1% 11,621 51.9% 22,371 R+3.9
Warren 7,466 37.0% 12,729 63.0% 20,195 R+26.1
Lee 6,907 36.1% 12,241 63.9% 19,148 R+27.9
Lowndes 7,240 37.9% 11,845 62.1% 19,085 R+24.1
De Soto 6,127 33.9% 11,921 66.1% 18,048 R+32.1
Adams 7,136 42.6% 9,628 57.4% 16,764 R+14.9
Madison 7,495 45.3% 9,046 54.7% 16,541 R+9.4
Bolivar 7,673 51.2% 7,311 48.8% 14,984 D+2.4
Pike 6,411 43.8% 8,223 56.2% 14,634 R+12.4
Leflore 6,975 48.7% 7,361 51.3% 14,336 R+2.7
Lincoln 4,234 30.9% 9,485 69.1% 13,719 R+38.3
Oktibbeha 5,518 42.1% 7,577 57.9% 13,095 R+15.7
Pearl River 3,949 30.4% 9,027 69.6% 12,976 R+39.1
Monroe 5,288 42.4% 7,181 57.6% 12,469 R+15.2
Coahoma 6,194 52.3% 5,656 47.7% 11,850 D+4.5
Panola 5,762 49.2% 5,943 50.8% 11,705 R+1.5
Alcorn 5,155 44.2% 6,497 55.8% 11,652 R+11.5
Marion 3,686 33.1% 7,440 66.9% 11,126 R+33.7
Yazoo 4,781 43.0% 6,336 57.0% 11,117 R+14.0
Copiah 4,915 46.1% 5,744 53.9% 10,659 R+7.8
Hancock 3,618 34.0% 7,014 66.0% 10,632 R+31.9
Lamar 2,136 20.6% 8,247 79.4% 10,383 R+58.9
Sunflower 5,113 49.4% 5,237 50.6% 10,350 R+1.2
Marshall 5,582 54.0% 4,757 46.0% 10,339 D+8.0
Lafayette 4,064 41.5% 5,733 58.5% 9,797 R+17.0
Simpson 3,188 33.2% 6,404 66.8% 9,592 R+33.5
Neshoba 2,799 29.3% 6,763 70.7% 9,562 R+41.5
Scott 3,400 36.4% 5,945 63.6% 9,345 R+27.2
Winston 3,756 41.1% 5,375 58.9% 9,131 R+17.7
Holmes 5,831 64.2% 3,245 35.8% 9,076 D+28.5
Union 3,241 36.6% 5,611 63.4% 8,852 R+26.8
Grenada 3,739 42.5% 5,050 57.5% 8,789 R+14.9
Clay 4,411 50.5% 4,324 49.5% 8,735 D+1.0
Newton 2,249 26.8% 6,134 73.2% 8,383 R+46.3
Attala 3,238 39.0% 5,074 61.0% 8,312 R+22.1
Wayne 2,723 34.1% 5,271 65.9% 7,994 R+31.9
Prentiss 3,365 42.8% 4,504 57.2% 7,869 R+14.5
Pontotoc 2,802 35.8% 5,026 64.2% 7,828 R+28.4
Tippah 3,097 40.3% 4,597 59.7% 7,694 R+19.5
Tate 3,403 44.5% 4,247 55.5% 7,650 R+11.0
Leake 2,893 37.9% 4,748 62.1% 7,641 R+24.3
Itawamba 3,159 41.4% 4,480 58.6% 7,639 R+17.3
Jasper 3,224 44.0% 4,106 56.0% 7,330 R+12.0
Clarke 2,280 32.6% 4,719 67.4% 6,999 R+34.8
Smith 1,643 23.7% 5,295 76.3% 6,938 R+52.6
Covington 2,324 34.3% 4,460 65.7% 6,784 R+31.5
Tishomingo 3,308 49.1% 3,428 50.9% 6,736 R+1.8
George 2,253 34.7% 4,231 65.3% 6,484 R+30.5
Lawrence 2,304 35.9% 4,105 64.1% 6,409 R+28.1
Amite 2,779 44.0% 3,539 56.0% 6,318 R+12.0
Jefferson Davis 2,965 47.8% 3,241 52.2% 6,206 R+4.4
Chickasaw 2,522 41.0% 3,631 59.0% 6,153 R+18.0
Tallahatchie 2,841 49.8% 2,866 50.2% 5,707 R+0.4
Walthall 2,195 38.7% 3,483 61.3% 5,678 R+22.7
Calhoun 2,005 35.4% 3,652 64.6% 5,657 R+29.1
Yalobusha 2,374 44.0% 3,025 56.0% 5,399 R+12.1
Montgomery 2,143 40.1% 3,197 59.9% 5,340 R+19.7
Noxubee 3,001 56.9% 2,271 43.1% 5,272 D+13.8
Humphreys 2,700 51.4% 2,551 48.6% 5,251 D+2.8
Webster 1,376 28.4% 3,467 71.6% 4,843 R+43.2
Claiborne 3,328 70.5% 1,395 29.5% 4,723 D+40.9
Quitman 2,448 52.7% 2,198 47.3% 4,646 D+5.4
Perry 1,510 32.6% 3,124 67.4% 4,634 R+34.8
Kemper 2,196 47.4% 2,436 52.6% 4,632 R+5.2
Carroll 1,637 36.3% 2,875 63.7% 4,512 R+27.4
Wilkinson 2,500 57.0% 1,888 43.0% 4,388 D+13.9
Greene 1,528 35.7% 2,753 64.3% 4,281 R+28.6
Stone 1,338 31.5% 2,908 68.5% 4,246 R+37.0
Franklin 1,448 34.9% 2,704 65.1% 4,152 R+30.3
Jefferson 3,020 74.3% 1,045 25.7% 4,065 D+48.6
Choctaw 1,142 30.2% 2,641 69.8% 3,783 R+39.6
Benton 1,769 50.0% 1,770 50.0% 3,539 level
Sharkey 1,702 54.2% 1,438 45.8% 3,140 D+8.4
Tunica 1,589 56.2% 1,238 43.8% 2,827 D+12.4
Issaquena 462 47.0% 521 53.0% 983 R+6.0

Counties as they stood in 1984; 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