1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran rode the coattails of President Ronald Reagan, who won 49 states in concurrent presidential election, and won re-election to a second term. Cochran was the first Republican ever to be re-elected to the Senate from Mississippi.

1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Nominee Thad Cochran William F. Winter
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 580,314 371,926
Percentage 60.94% 39.06%

Cochran:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Winter:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

Campaign

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Secretary of State Dick Molpus stated that voter turnout for the Democratic senatorial primary at 8.1% was the lowest in the state's history since 1950.[1]

Winter received 74% of the black vote.[2]

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1984[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thad Cochran (incumbent) 580,314 60.94%
Democratic William Winter 371,926 39.06%
Total votes 952,240 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State voter turnout hits record low". The Greenwood Commonwealth. June 7, 1984. p. 3. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Black & Black 1992, p. 356.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984". Archived from the original on July 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.

Works cited

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