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Election 2002 Results

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2002 US Senate election in Mississippi

Thad Cochran (Republican) beat Shawn O'Hara (independent) in Mississippi in 2002, 84.6% to 15.4%, a margin of 69.2 points and 436,043 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1996, when Thad Cochran also won.

Republicans led in 82 of the 82 counties. The largest, Hinds, cast 56,825 votes and went to the Republican by 82.2 points. The closest was Tunica, where 293 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
Thad Cochran won	Republican	533,269	84.6%
Shawn O'Hara	Reform	97,226	15.4%
Total		630,495

Every county

County	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Hinds	46,687 82.2%	10,138	56,825	R+82.2
Harrison	35,954 86.1%	5,816	41,770	R+86.1
Rankin	31,180 93.0%	2,341	33,521	R+93.0
Jackson	25,305 89.2%	3,056	28,361	R+89.2
Madison	20,109 87.9%	2,779	22,888	R+87.9
Lauderdale	17,398 88.8%	2,198	19,596	R+88.8
Forrest	13,771 88.0%	1,880	15,651	R+88.0
Jones	13,463 88.5%	1,751	15,214	R+88.5
Lee	12,585 88.8%	1,594	14,179	R+88.8
Warren	11,036 86.8%	1,684	12,720	R+86.8
Lowndes	10,268 84.1%	1,936	12,204	R+84.1
DeSoto	10,431 88.5%	1,349	11,780	R+88.5
Pike	8,776 78.3%	2,428	11,204	R+78.3
Washington	8,263 75.6%	2,671	10,934	R+75.6
Lamar	10,069 92.8%	782	10,851	R+92.8
Lincoln	8,708 86.3%	1,380	10,088	R+86.3
Oktibbeha	7,793 79.7%	1,988	9,781	R+79.7
Adams	6,621 76.4%	2,044	8,665	R+76.4
Pearl River	7,212 87.5%	1,031	8,243	R+87.5
Hancock	7,034 85.8%	1,160	8,194	R+85.8
Neshoba	6,864 90.6%	715	7,579	R+90.6
Simpson	5,823 81.8%	1,298	7,121	R+81.8
Marion	5,988 86.4%	942	6,930	R+86.4
Winston	5,661 82.5%	1,198	6,859	R+82.5
Bolivar	5,660 83.3%	1,137	6,797	R+83.3
Copiah	5,315 79.2%	1,392	6,707	R+79.2
Scott	5,501 83.8%	1,062	6,563	R+83.8
Lafayette	5,605 85.5%	948	6,553	R+85.5
Panola	5,058 79.7%	1,285	6,343	R+79.7
Monroe	5,204 82.3%	1,120	6,324	R+82.3
Clay	4,356 72.0%	1,690	6,046	R+72.0
Newton	5,491 91.2%	530	6,021	R+91.2
Amite	3,811 65.9%	1,975	5,786	R+65.9
Leflore	4,553 79.2%	1,198	5,751	R+79.2
Yazoo	4,752 82.9%	980	5,732	R+82.9
Prentiss	4,951 87.5%	705	5,656	R+87.5
Attala	4,810 85.1%	844	5,654	R+85.1
Covington	4,685 84.1%	888	5,573	R+84.1
Grenada	4,675 84.0%	892	5,567	R+84.0
Smith	5,075 91.7%	462	5,537	R+91.7
Wayne	4,384 83.8%	848	5,232	R+83.8
Marshall	4,068 77.8%	1,159	5,227	R+77.8
Union	4,672 90.8%	474	5,146	R+90.8
Itawamba	4,424 86.7%	681	5,105	R+86.7
Leake	4,326 84.8%	775	5,101	R+84.8
Pontotoc	4,530 89.5%	530	5,060	R+89.5
Lawrence	4,186 83.3%	840	5,026	R+83.3
Jasper	3,564 75.5%	1,158	4,722	R+75.5
Sunflower	3,479 73.7%	1,240	4,719	R+73.7
Clarke	3,755 83.4%	749	4,504	R+83.4
Walthall	3,530 81.2%	819	4,349	R+81.2
Tippah	3,646 86.0%	593	4,239	R+86.0
Chickasaw	3,299 79.7%	842	4,141	R+79.7
George	3,717 90.2%	406	4,123	R+90.2
Tishomingo	3,344 82.9%	688	4,032	R+82.9
Holmes	2,732 68.0%	1,287	4,019	R+68.0
Tate	3,363 85.1%	591	3,954	R+85.1
Jefferson Davis	2,964 77.1%	882	3,846	R+77.1
Alcorn	3,284 88.5%	426	3,710	R+88.5
Stone	3,132 89.8%	357	3,489	R+89.8
Coahoma	3,036 89.2%	366	3,402	R+89.2
Kemper	2,701 83.3%	542	3,243	R+83.3
Montgomery	2,813 87.8%	391	3,204	R+87.8
Webster	2,829 89.0%	350	3,179	R+89.0
Noxubee	2,194 70.3%	929	3,123	R+70.3
Perry	2,695 88.5%	350	3,045	R+88.5
Calhoun	2,614 86.3%	414	3,028	R+86.3
Tallahatchie	2,261 74.7%	767	3,028	R+74.7
Franklin	2,475 84.0%	470	2,945	R+84.0
Yalobusha	2,205 78.2%	616	2,821	R+78.2
Carroll	2,215 83.4%	440	2,655	R+83.4
Greene	2,256 89.2%	273	2,529	R+89.2
Humphreys	1,797 73.5%	647	2,444	R+73.5
Wilkinson	1,403 60.4%	918	2,321	R+60.4
Claiborne	1,386 64.3%	769	2,155	R+64.3
Choctaw	1,698 87.3%	248	1,946	R+87.3
Jefferson	1,225 63.1%	715	1,940	R+63.1
Benton	1,272 81.1%	297	1,569	R+81.1
Sharkey	1,233 78.7%	333	1,566	R+78.7
Quitman	1,088 73.1%	401	1,489	R+73.1
Tunica	551 68.1%	258	809	R+68.1
Issaquena	422 77.9%	120	542	R+77.9

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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