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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in Mississippi

Thad Cochran (Republican) beat Bootie Hunt (Democrat) in Mississippi in 1996, 71.0% to 27.4%, a margin of 43.6 points and 383,507 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1990, when Thad Cochran also won.

Republicans led in 79 of the 82 counties and Democrats in 3. The largest, Hinds, cast 80,944 votes and went to the Republican by 30.4 points. The closest was Jefferson, where 29 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
Thad Cochran won Republican 624,154 71.0%
Bootie Hunt Democratic 240,647 27.4%
All other candidates 13,861 1.6%
Total878,662

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 27,515 34.0% 52,094 64.4% 1,335 80,944 R+30.4
Harrison 9,418 19.7% 37,596 78.7% 756 47,770 R+59.0
Jackson 6,890 17.1% 32,926 81.8% 441 40,257 R+64.7
Rankin 4,867 13.6% 30,534 85.2% 440 35,841 R+71.6
DeSoto 5,794 20.2% 22,285 77.8% 553 28,632 R+57.6
Madison 5,203 21.4% 18,846 77.5% 258 24,307 R+56.1
Lauderdale 4,377 18.2% 19,462 80.8% 252 24,091 R+62.6
Jones 4,271 19.2% 17,696 79.6% 258 22,225 R+60.4
Lee 4,504 21.5% 16,175 77.3% 254 20,933 R+55.8
Forrest 3,569 17.4% 16,626 81.2% 283 20,478 R+63.8
Warren 4,871 26.6% 13,174 72.0% 250 18,295 R+45.4
Lowndes 4,622 26.6% 12,503 72.0% 247 17,372 R+45.4
Washington 6,060 38.1% 9,657 60.7% 195 15,912 R+22.6
Pearl River 3,189 22.4% 10,766 75.6% 293 14,248 R+53.2
Adams 5,588 41.5% 7,737 57.4% 144 13,469 R+16.0
Pike 4,851 36.1% 8,302 61.8% 281 13,434 R+25.7
Lamar 1,093 8.6% 11,406 90.3% 138 12,637 R+81.6
Oktibbeha 4,030 32.2% 8,296 66.3% 182 12,508 R+34.1
Monroe 3,682 30.8% 8,102 67.8% 173 11,957 R+37.0
Lincoln 2,933 24.9% 8,659 73.5% 187 11,779 R+48.6
Hancock 2,559 22.2% 8,625 75.0% 318 11,502 R+52.7
Lafayette 3,029 29.3% 7,104 68.6% 217 10,350 R+39.4
Panola 4,345 42.1% 5,799 56.2% 168 10,312 R+14.1
Marion 2,900 28.8% 7,009 69.6% 158 10,067 R+40.8
Bolivar 4,294 42.8% 5,423 54.1% 309 10,026 R+11.3
Marshall 4,361 44.4% 5,255 53.5% 203 9,819 R+9.1
Leflore 3,988 40.7% 5,614 57.4% 186 9,788 R+16.6
Copiah 3,295 35.0% 5,996 63.7% 120 9,411 R+28.7
Alcorn 2,519 27.6% 6,454 70.8% 143 9,116 R+43.2
Grenada 2,811 31.4% 6,039 67.4% 109 8,959 R+36.0
Union 1,649 19.0% 6,893 79.6% 122 8,664 R+60.5
Simpson 2,402 28.5% 5,899 70.1% 119 8,420 R+41.5
Sunflower 3,472 41.4% 4,795 57.2% 113 8,380 R+15.8
Scott 2,303 28.6% 5,677 70.4% 85 8,065 R+41.8
Neshoba 1,441 18.0% 6,477 80.8% 100 8,018 R+62.8
Winston 2,595 32.8% 5,198 65.7% 120 7,913 R+32.9
Pontotoc 1,418 18.5% 6,154 80.1% 113 7,685 R+61.6
Prentiss 1,822 23.9% 5,668 74.2% 148 7,638 R+50.4
Tate 2,468 32.6% 4,999 66.0% 108 7,575 R+33.4
Coahoma 2,836 37.8% 4,563 60.9% 96 7,495 R+23.0
Clay 2,575 34.4% 4,790 64.0% 114 7,479 R+29.6
Tippah 1,897 26.0% 5,255 72.0% 148 7,300 R+46.0
Itawamba 1,419 19.5% 5,725 78.6% 139 7,283 R+59.1
Newton 1,584 22.5% 5,408 76.7% 61 7,053 R+54.2
Wayne 1,847 26.3% 5,045 71.9% 129 7,021 R+45.5
Attala 2,254 32.5% 4,605 66.4% 77 6,936 R+33.9
Leake 2,190 32.4% 4,473 66.2% 91 6,754 R+33.8
Yazoo 1,548 22.9% 5,067 75.1% 133 6,748 R+52.1
Holmes 3,943 59.1% 2,633 39.5% 93 6,669 D+19.6
Clarke 1,606 24.5% 4,857 74.2% 87 6,550 R+49.6
Covington 1,436 22.5% 4,802 75.1% 152 6,390 R+52.7
Jasper 1,935 30.4% 4,332 68.1% 97 6,364 R+37.7
Tishomingo 1,913 30.2% 4,276 67.5% 142 6,331 R+37.3
Chickasaw 2,110 33.7% 4,042 64.6% 104 6,256 R+30.9
Smith 1,206 20.0% 4,747 78.7% 78 6,031 R+58.7
Lawrence 1,532 26.1% 4,221 71.8% 124 5,877 R+45.8
Amite 2,175 37.2% 3,588 61.3% 88 5,851 R+24.1
Jefferson Davis 2,328 42.0% 3,138 56.6% 74 5,540 R+14.6
Calhoun 1,353 25.1% 3,920 72.6% 123 5,396 R+47.6
George 865 16.1% 4,414 82.3% 83 5,362 R+66.2
Walthall 1,205 23.4% 3,589 69.6% 359 5,153 R+46.3
Tallahatchie 2,019 39.4% 2,995 58.4% 116 5,130 R+19.0
Carroll 1,307 26.5% 3,571 72.4% 54 4,932 R+45.9
Yalobusha 1,792 36.9% 2,982 61.3% 87 4,861 R+24.5
Claiborne 2,654 58.6% 1,798 39.7% 74 4,526 D+18.9
Stone 883 19.9% 3,498 78.7% 66 4,447 R+58.8
Montgomery 1,470 33.4% 2,888 65.6% 43 4,401 R+32.2
Noxubee 2,063 48.4% 2,114 49.6% 85 4,262 R+1.2
Perry 702 16.7% 3,453 82.1% 52 4,207 R+65.4
Webster 848 20.5% 3,230 78.1% 58 4,136 R+57.6
Wilkinson 2,302 56.4% 1,678 41.1% 104 4,084 D+15.3
Kemper 1,395 34.3% 2,599 63.9% 73 4,067 R+29.6
Humphreys 1,561 39.4% 2,309 58.4% 87 3,957 R+18.9
Greene 874 22.3% 2,996 76.6% 41 3,911 R+54.3
Quitman 1,693 47.4% 1,816 50.8% 66 3,575 R+3.4
Choctaw 1,114 33.1% 2,197 65.2% 58 3,369 R+32.1
Franklin 762 23.4% 2,432 74.8% 58 3,252 R+51.4
Jefferson 1,485 48.2% 1,514 49.1% 83 3,082 R+0.9
Benton 1,015 34.7% 1,831 62.5% 83 2,929 R+27.9
Sharkey 826 37.9% 1,311 60.1% 45 2,182 R+22.2
Tunica 842 43.0% 1,075 55.0% 39 1,956 R+11.9
Issaquena 285 37.5% 457 60.1% 18 760 R+22.6

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