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Election 2008 Results

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2008 US Senate election in Mississippi

Thad Cochran (Republican) beat Erik Fleming (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2008, 61.4% to 38.6%, a margin of 22.9 points and 285,196 votes.

Roger Wicker (Republican) beat Ronnie Musgrove (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2008, 55.0% to 45.0%, a margin of 9.9 points and 123,345 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 2002, when Thad Cochran also won.

Republicans led in 59 of the 82 counties and Democrats in 23. The largest, Hinds, cast 104,588 votes and went to the Democrat by 24.6 points. The closest was Issaquena, where 100 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 766,111 61.4%
Erik Fleming Democratic 480,915 38.6%
Total1,247,026

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Roger Wicker won Republican 683,409 55.0%
Ronnie Musgrove Democratic 560,064 45.0%
Total1,243,473

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 65,157 62.3% 39,431 37.7% 104,588 D+24.6
DeSoto 17,798 28.4% 44,834 71.6% 62,632 R+43.2
Rankin 11,908 19.2% 49,993 80.8% 61,901 R+61.5
Harrison 17,625 28.9% 43,275 71.1% 60,900 R+42.1
Jackson 13,776 26.1% 38,961 73.9% 52,737 R+47.8
Madison 16,698 36.2% 29,402 63.8% 46,100 R+27.6
Lee 10,316 30.3% 23,736 69.7% 34,052 R+39.4
Lauderdale 11,225 35.2% 20,679 64.8% 31,904 R+29.6
Jones 7,628 26.6% 21,049 73.4% 28,677 R+46.8
Lowndes 11,340 43.1% 14,966 56.9% 26,306 R+13.8
Forrest 9,335 35.5% 16,926 64.5% 26,261 R+28.9
Lamar 4,064 17.3% 19,384 82.7% 23,448 R+65.3
Pearl River 4,227 19.6% 17,298 80.4% 21,525 R+60.7
Warren 8,939 42.3% 12,183 57.7% 21,122 R+15.4
Washington 11,457 61.5% 7,187 38.5% 18,644 D+22.9
Oktibbeha 7,583 42.0% 10,466 58.0% 18,049 R+16.0
Lafayette 6,130 34.1% 11,826 65.9% 17,956 R+31.7
Pike 8,493 48.3% 9,103 51.7% 17,596 R+3.5
Monroe 6,469 38.2% 10,478 61.8% 16,947 R+23.7
Hancock 3,193 19.4% 13,262 80.6% 16,455 R+61.2
Lincoln 5,129 31.8% 10,994 68.2% 16,123 R+36.4
Panola 7,518 48.0% 8,137 52.0% 15,655 R+4.0
Marshall 8,435 54.5% 7,032 45.5% 15,467 D+9.1
Adams 7,954 53.3% 6,967 46.7% 14,921 D+6.6
Alcorn 4,311 29.6% 10,275 70.4% 14,586 R+40.9
Bolivar 8,527 59.7% 5,756 40.3% 14,283 D+19.4
Copiah 6,953 49.6% 7,063 50.4% 14,016 R+0.8
Marion 4,064 32.0% 8,640 68.0% 12,704 R+36.0
Pontotoc 2,674 21.3% 9,862 78.7% 12,536 R+57.3
Leflore 7,803 63.1% 4,562 36.9% 12,365 D+26.2
Simpson 4,279 35.1% 7,915 64.9% 12,194 R+29.8
Tate 4,324 35.5% 7,869 64.5% 12,193 R+29.1
Union 2,664 22.4% 9,242 77.6% 11,906 R+55.2
Scott 4,559 40.3% 6,748 59.7% 11,307 R+19.4
Neshoba 2,640 23.6% 8,527 76.4% 11,167 R+52.7
Yazoo 5,408 49.5% 5,527 50.5% 10,935 R+1.1
Grenada 4,454 40.9% 6,431 59.1% 10,885 R+18.2
Clay 5,921 55.4% 4,772 44.6% 10,693 D+10.7
Sunflower 6,780 63.4% 3,906 36.6% 10,686 D+26.9
Prentiss 3,020 28.7% 7,504 71.3% 10,524 R+42.6
Winston 4,225 42.4% 5,740 57.6% 9,965 R+15.2
Coahoma 6,233 63.7% 3,559 36.3% 9,792 D+27.3
Wayne 3,504 36.1% 6,215 63.9% 9,719 R+27.9
Itawamba 2,095 21.6% 7,602 78.4% 9,697 R+56.8
Newton 2,783 29.0% 6,820 71.0% 9,603 R+42.0
Tippah 2,495 26.4% 6,963 73.6% 9,458 R+47.2
Covington 3,467 37.6% 5,758 62.4% 9,225 R+24.8
George 1,379 15.1% 7,731 84.9% 9,110 R+69.7
Leake 3,603 39.7% 5,466 60.3% 9,069 R+20.5
Holmes 6,898 76.3% 2,145 23.7% 9,043 D+52.6
Jasper 4,716 52.4% 4,281 47.6% 8,997 D+4.8
Attala 3,457 38.7% 5,466 61.3% 8,923 R+22.5
Chickasaw 4,143 47.9% 4,512 52.1% 8,655 R+4.3
Clarke 2,946 36.0% 5,242 64.0% 8,188 R+28.0
Smith 1,765 21.7% 6,369 78.3% 8,134 R+56.6
Tishomingo 2,059 25.5% 6,022 74.5% 8,081 R+49.0
Walthall 3,140 41.9% 4,348 58.1% 7,488 R+16.1
Amite 3,084 41.9% 4,269 58.1% 7,353 R+16.1
Jefferson Davis 4,038 56.7% 3,088 43.3% 7,126 D+13.3
Stone 1,611 23.0% 5,390 77.0% 7,001 R+54.0
Calhoun 2,292 33.5% 4,555 66.5% 6,847 R+33.1
Lawrence 2,408 35.2% 4,428 64.8% 6,836 R+29.5
Yalobusha 2,774 41.8% 3,870 58.2% 6,644 R+16.5
Tallahatchie 3,505 53.1% 3,092 46.9% 6,597 D+6.3
Noxubee 4,554 73.0% 1,683 27.0% 6,237 D+46.0
Carroll 1,810 31.2% 3,991 68.8% 5,801 R+37.6
Greene 1,394 24.5% 4,291 75.5% 5,685 R+51.0
Montgomery 2,351 42.6% 3,174 57.4% 5,525 R+14.9
Perry 1,248 22.8% 4,233 77.2% 5,481 R+54.5
Webster 1,175 22.1% 4,139 77.9% 5,314 R+55.8
Claiborne 4,320 81.8% 964 18.2% 5,284 D+63.5
Kemper 2,866 56.9% 2,171 43.1% 5,037 D+13.8
Humphreys 3,170 65.2% 1,690 34.8% 4,860 D+30.5
Wilkinson 3,039 63.7% 1,735 36.3% 4,774 D+27.3
Franklin 1,626 35.6% 2,940 64.4% 4,566 R+28.8
Jefferson 3,588 82.7% 753 17.3% 4,341 D+65.3
Benton 1,924 44.4% 2,408 55.6% 4,332 R+11.2
Choctaw 1,244 31.4% 2,715 68.6% 3,959 R+37.2
Tunica 2,731 69.0% 1,225 31.0% 3,956 D+38.1
Quitman 2,317 60.1% 1,541 39.9% 3,858 D+20.1
Sharkey 1,663 63.4% 962 36.6% 2,625 D+26.7
Issaquena 497 55.6% 397 44.4% 894 D+11.2

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