2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008. The seat was regularly scheduled for election, unlike the special election taking place on the same day. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a sixth term.

Campaign

Candidates

Democratic

• Erik R. Fleming, State Representative and nominee in 2006
• Shawn O'Hara

Republican

• Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

Predictions

Polling

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Tunica (Largest city: Tunica)
• Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale)
• Tallahatchie (Largest city: Charleston)
• Quitman (Largest city: Lambert)
• Sharkey (Largest city: Rolling Fork)
• Issaquena (Largest city: Mayersville)
• Clay (Largest city: West Point)
• Marshall (Largest city: Holly Springs)
• Noxubee (Largest city: Macon)
• Kemper (Largest city: De Kalb)
• Jasper (Largest city: Bay Springs)
• Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss)
• Adams (Largest city: Natchez)
• Wilkinson (Largest city: Centreville)
• Hinds (largest municipality: Jackson)
• Jefferson (largest municipality: Fayette)
• Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson)
• Washington (Largest city: Greenville)
• Humphreys (Largest city: Belzoni)
• Holmes (Largest city: Durant)
• Bolivar (Largest city: Cleveland)
• Sunflower (Largest city: Indianola)
• LeFlore (Largest city: Greenwood)

By congressional district

Cochran won three of four congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.

See also

• 2008 United States Senate elections

References

External links

• Elections Division from the Mississippi Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Mississippi at Project Vote Smart
• Mississippi, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
• Mississippi U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Mississippi U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets
• Cochran (R-i) vs Fleming (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Wicker (R-i) vs Musgrove (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites (Archived)
• Thad Cochran, Republican
• Erik Fleming, Democratic
• Ronnie Musgrove, Democratic
• Roger Wicker, Republican
• The Real Roger Wicker site critical of Wicker by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
• Musgrove Facts site critical of Musgrove by the National Republican Senatorial Committee