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Election 1988 Results

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1988 US Senate election in Mississippi

Trent Lott (Republican) beat Wayne Dowdy (Democrat) in Mississippi in 1988, 53.9% to 46.1%, a margin of 7.8 points and 74,041 votes.

Mississippi changed party: in 1982 it went Democratic, for John C. Stennis.

Democrats led in 45 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 37. The largest, Hinds, cast 94,557 votes and went to the Republican by 2.4 points. The closest was Webster, where 4 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
Trent Lott won Republican 510,380 53.9%
Wayne Dowdy Democratic 436,339 46.1%
Total946,719

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 46,145 48.8% 48,412 51.2% 94,557 R+2.4
Harrison 16,275 32.9% 33,149 67.1% 49,424 R+34.1
Jackson 11,204 26.5% 31,074 73.5% 42,278 R+47.0
Rankin 8,902 29.9% 20,836 70.1% 29,738 R+40.1
Lauderdale 9,532 36.7% 16,458 63.3% 25,990 R+26.6
Jones 7,666 31.4% 16,764 68.6% 24,430 R+37.2
Forrest 7,053 32.3% 14,751 67.7% 21,804 R+35.3
De Soto 7,592 36.3% 13,348 63.7% 20,940 R+27.5
Lee 10,583 51.8% 9,841 48.2% 20,424 D+3.6
Washington 10,223 51.9% 9,483 48.1% 19,706 D+3.8
Madison 8,266 43.6% 10,685 56.4% 18,951 R+12.8
Warren 7,874 42.2% 10,772 57.8% 18,646 R+15.5
Lowndes 7,460 41.8% 10,367 58.2% 17,827 R+16.3
Adams 8,876 56.2% 6,929 43.8% 15,805 D+12.3
Pike 9,005 59.7% 6,072 40.3% 15,077 D+19.5
Lincoln 6,401 45.8% 7,560 54.2% 13,961 R+8.3
Bolivar 7,695 56.0% 6,036 44.0% 13,731 D+12.1
Pearl River 4,143 30.5% 9,455 69.5% 13,598 R+39.1
Oktibbeha 6,116 48.5% 6,497 51.5% 12,613 R+3.0
Leflore 6,109 49.9% 6,123 50.1% 12,232 R+0.1
Hancock 3,984 32.9% 8,110 67.1% 12,094 R+34.1
Monroe 7,138 59.5% 4,864 40.5% 12,002 D+18.9
Alcorn 7,281 60.9% 4,676 39.1% 11,957 D+21.8
Lamar 2,853 23.9% 9,096 76.1% 11,949 R+52.2
Marion 5,335 45.6% 6,374 54.4% 11,709 R+8.9
Panola 6,017 52.1% 5,523 47.9% 11,540 D+4.3
Marshall 7,244 63.8% 4,118 36.2% 11,362 D+27.5
Coahoma 6,058 56.9% 4,589 43.1% 10,647 D+13.8
Lafayette 4,819 47.8% 5,267 52.2% 10,086 R+4.4
Sunflower 5,863 58.2% 4,210 41.8% 10,073 D+16.4
Neshoba 4,069 41.3% 5,795 58.7% 9,864 R+17.5
Winston 4,968 50.8% 4,806 49.2% 9,774 D+1.7
Yazoo 4,956 51.1% 4,746 48.9% 9,702 D+2.2
Simpson 4,038 41.7% 5,644 58.3% 9,682 R+16.6
Copiah 5,187 54.0% 4,423 46.0% 9,610 D+8.0
Grenada 4,421 47.2% 4,938 52.8% 9,359 R+5.5
Scott 4,000 43.7% 5,163 56.3% 9,163 R+12.7
Union 4,885 54.6% 4,070 45.4% 8,955 D+9.1
Clay 5,444 64.4% 3,009 35.6% 8,453 D+28.8
Holmes 5,774 68.8% 2,621 31.2% 8,395 D+37.6
Pontotoc 4,574 56.7% 3,490 43.3% 8,064 D+13.4
Tippah 4,473 55.8% 3,540 44.2% 8,013 D+11.6
Prentiss 5,123 64.0% 2,876 36.0% 7,999 D+28.1
Newton 2,852 35.8% 5,120 64.2% 7,972 R+28.4
Itawamba 5,048 63.4% 2,920 36.6% 7,968 D+26.7
Wayne 2,825 35.5% 5,123 64.5% 7,948 R+28.9
Tate 3,591 45.5% 4,297 54.5% 7,888 R+9.0
Attala 3,611 46.1% 4,214 53.9% 7,825 R+7.7
Tishomingo 5,302 72.8% 1,983 27.2% 7,285 D+45.6
Leake 3,228 45.4% 3,878 54.6% 7,106 R+9.1
Jasper 3,584 50.6% 3,501 49.4% 7,085 D+1.2
Covington 3,036 43.2% 3,993 56.8% 7,029 R+13.6
Clarke 2,981 42.9% 3,961 57.1% 6,942 R+14.1
George 2,427 35.3% 4,453 64.7% 6,880 R+29.4
Smith 2,409 35.4% 4,393 64.6% 6,802 R+29.2
Chickasaw 4,115 61.6% 2,568 38.4% 6,683 D+23.1
Amite 3,533 54.5% 2,947 45.5% 6,480 D+9.0
Lawrence 3,485 54.1% 2,958 45.9% 6,443 D+8.2
Tallahatchie 3,696 60.9% 2,369 39.1% 6,065 D+21.9
Jefferson Davis 3,416 56.8% 2,598 43.2% 6,014 D+13.6
Walthall 3,319 55.8% 2,628 44.2% 5,947 D+11.6
Calhoun 3,223 55.1% 2,626 44.9% 5,849 D+10.2
Yalobusha 3,139 57.2% 2,353 42.8% 5,492 D+14.3
Noxubee 3,100 63.2% 1,804 36.8% 4,904 D+26.4
Humphreys 2,987 61.7% 1,857 38.3% 4,844 D+23.3
Webster 2,383 50.0% 2,379 50.0% 4,762 D+0.1
Montgomery 2,401 50.6% 2,344 49.4% 4,745 D+1.2
Stone 1,668 35.2% 3,064 64.8% 4,732 R+29.5
Perry 1,393 29.6% 3,316 70.4% 4,709 R+40.8
Quitman 2,965 63.3% 1,716 36.7% 4,681 D+26.7
Kemper 2,488 55.4% 2,002 44.6% 4,490 D+10.8
Wilkinson 3,035 67.7% 1,450 32.3% 4,485 D+35.3
Claiborne 3,263 73.4% 1,185 26.6% 4,448 D+46.7
Greene 1,416 31.9% 3,022 68.1% 4,438 R+36.2
Carroll 1,891 42.9% 2,517 57.1% 4,408 R+14.2
Franklin 2,285 55.0% 1,871 45.0% 4,156 D+10.0
Choctaw 1,851 47.6% 2,035 52.4% 3,886 R+4.7
Jefferson 2,893 81.9% 639 18.1% 3,532 D+63.8
Benton 2,117 61.4% 1,333 38.6% 3,450 D+22.7
Sharkey 1,686 59.9% 1,127 40.1% 2,813 D+19.9
Tunica 1,522 62.7% 905 37.3% 2,427 D+25.4
Issaquena 551 59.8% 371 40.2% 922 D+19.5

Counties as they stood in 1988; 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