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Election 2018 Results

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2018 US Senate election in Mississippi

Roger F. Wicker (Republican) beat David Baria (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2018, 58.5% to 39.5%, a margin of 19.0 points and 178,052 votes.

Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) beat Mike Espy (Democrat) in Mississippi in 2018, 53.6% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.3 points and 65,950 votes. Decided in the November 27 runoff. (This was a special election.)

The Republican hold continued from 2012, when Roger F. Wicker also won.

Republicans led in 60 of the 82 counties and Democrats in 22. The largest, Hinds, cast 78,706 votes and went to the Democrat by 42.7 points. The closest was Issaquena, 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
Roger F. Wicker won Republican 547,619 58.5%
David Baria Democratic 369,567 39.5%
All other candidates 19,029 2.0%
Total936,215

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Cindy Hyde-Smith won Republican 486,769 53.6%
Mike Espy Democratic 420,819 46.4%
Total907,588

Decided in the November 27 runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 55,780 70.9% 22,194 28.2% 732 78,706 D+42.7
Harrison 18,391 35.6% 32,634 63.1% 698 51,723 R+27.5
Rankin 12,523 24.3% 38,151 73.9% 956 51,630 R+49.6
DeSoto 16,858 33.1% 32,987 64.8% 1,034 50,879 R+31.7
Madison 16,283 40.2% 23,801 58.7% 469 40,553 R+18.5
Jackson 12,179 30.8% 26,780 67.8% 548 39,507 R+37.0
Lee 7,654 29.8% 17,560 68.4% 447 25,661 R+38.6
Lauderdale 8,610 37.2% 14,307 61.8% 219 23,136 R+24.6
Forrest 9,134 41.0% 12,762 57.2% 407 22,303 R+16.3
Jones 6,143 28.3% 15,046 69.4% 498 21,687 R+41.1
Lamar 4,437 22.5% 14,901 75.6% 373 19,711 R+53.1
Lowndes 8,638 44.0% 10,795 54.9% 213 19,646 R+11.0
Lafayette 6,981 42.3% 9,311 56.5% 198 16,490 R+14.1
Pearl River 2,899 18.5% 12,490 79.5% 315 15,704 R+61.1
Warren 6,706 44.2% 8,314 54.8% 165 15,185 R+10.6
Oktibbeha 6,798 47.8% 7,209 50.7% 212 14,219 R+2.9
Hancock 3,692 26.6% 10,048 72.3% 159 13,899 R+45.7
Washington 8,893 65.5% 4,598 33.9% 91 13,582 D+31.6
Pike 5,857 46.5% 6,562 52.1% 179 12,598 R+5.6
Lincoln 3,453 28.3% 8,632 70.6% 138 12,223 R+42.4
Monroe 3,802 32.5% 7,781 66.5% 112 11,695 R+34.0
Marshall 5,692 50.3% 5,487 48.5% 134 11,313 D+1.8
Panola 5,212 46.5% 5,869 52.4% 124 11,205 R+5.9
Adams 6,097 56.7% 4,527 42.1% 136 10,760 D+14.6
Bolivar 6,469 61.0% 4,031 38.0% 112 10,612 D+23.0
Copiah 4,867 47.8% 5,169 50.8% 144 10,180 R+3.0
Alcorn 1,780 17.5% 8,218 80.8% 168 10,166 R+63.3
Pontotoc 1,693 17.6% 7,670 80.0% 230 9,593 R+62.3
Marion 2,734 31.1% 5,935 67.4% 132 8,801 R+36.4
Simpson 2,855 32.7% 5,761 66.0% 117 8,733 R+33.3
Tate 2,638 30.9% 5,719 67.0% 174 8,531 R+36.1
Leflore 5,352 64.0% 2,907 34.8% 105 8,364 D+29.2
Union 1,297 15.7% 6,819 82.8% 123 8,239 R+67.0
Neshoba 1,961 24.7% 5,903 74.3% 82 7,946 R+49.6
Grenada 3,176 41.5% 4,390 57.4% 79 7,645 R+15.9
Scott 2,926 38.3% 4,652 60.9% 64 7,642 R+22.6
Clay 4,091 53.8% 3,462 45.5% 57 7,610 D+8.3
Sunflower 4,579 63.7% 2,533 35.2% 77 7,189 D+28.5
Wayne 2,638 36.7% 4,464 62.1% 81 7,183 R+25.4
Prentiss 1,450 20.2% 5,633 78.5% 90 7,173 R+58.3
George 866 12.1% 6,148 86.1% 127 7,141 R+74.0
Newton 1,986 28.0% 5,002 70.4% 116 7,104 R+42.5
Winston 2,900 41.5% 4,013 57.5% 68 6,981 R+15.9
Yazoo 3,251 46.7% 3,633 52.2% 76 6,960 R+5.5
Tippah 1,229 17.8% 5,579 80.8% 98 6,906 R+63.0
Itawamba 783 11.5% 5,892 86.7% 119 6,794 R+75.2
Covington 2,382 35.1% 4,302 63.4% 104 6,788 R+28.3
Leake 2,470 39.4% 3,731 59.5% 67 6,268 R+20.1
Jasper 3,149 50.2% 3,060 48.8% 58 6,267 D+1.4
Coahoma 3,858 62.1% 2,279 36.7% 77 6,214 D+25.4
Attala 2,291 37.4% 3,767 61.5% 72 6,130 R+24.1
Tishomingo 788 13.0% 5,157 85.0% 121 6,066 R+72.0
Clarke 1,933 32.3% 3,995 66.7% 62 5,990 R+34.4
Chickasaw 2,512 42.4% 3,353 56.6% 61 5,926 R+14.2
Smith 1,298 22.2% 4,453 76.2% 93 5,844 R+54.0
Holmes 4,222 78.5% 1,109 20.6% 44 5,375 D+57.9
Amite 1,966 36.7% 3,274 61.0% 123 5,363 R+24.4
Stone 1,142 21.5% 4,097 77.2% 70 5,309 R+55.7
Walthall 1,919 38.1% 3,043 60.4% 76 5,038 R+22.3
Lawrence 1,558 32.1% 3,237 66.6% 66 4,861 R+34.5
Jefferson Davis 2,640 56.2% 2,006 42.7% 55 4,701 D+13.5
Yalobusha 2,011 43.2% 2,596 55.8% 47 4,654 R+12.6
Calhoun 1,230 26.7% 3,317 72.1% 52 4,599 R+45.4
Carroll 1,212 28.6% 2,954 69.7% 72 4,238 R+41.1
Tallahatchie 2,095 50.7% 2,003 48.4% 38 4,136 D+2.2
Noxubee 2,788 71.1% 1,109 28.3% 22 3,919 D+42.8
Webster 733 18.7% 3,133 80.0% 51 3,917 R+61.3
Perry 853 22.1% 2,949 76.3% 62 3,864 R+54.2
Montgomery 1,526 39.7% 2,275 59.2% 39 3,840 R+19.5
Greene 703 18.8% 2,970 79.6% 60 3,733 R+60.7
Kemper 1,955 57.0% 1,452 42.3% 24 3,431 D+14.7
Claiborne 2,468 76.2% 736 22.7% 36 3,240 D+53.5
Franklin 1,050 33.4% 2,022 64.3% 73 3,145 R+30.9
Humphreys 2,082 66.2% 1,020 32.4% 42 3,144 D+33.8
Jefferson 2,398 78.4% 623 20.4% 39 3,060 D+58.0
Choctaw 791 26.8% 2,122 71.9% 40 2,953 R+45.1
Wilkinson 1,823 64.4% 974 34.4% 34 2,831 D+30.0
Benton 1,091 39.2% 1,665 59.8% 28 2,784 R+20.6
Tunica 1,630 65.7% 819 33.0% 31 2,480 D+32.7
Quitman 1,460 61.1% 900 37.7% 29 2,389 D+23.4
Sharkey 1,046 62.3% 621 37.0% 11 1,678 D+25.3
Issaquena 261 49.1% 265 49.8% 6 532 R+0.8

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