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1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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FieldValue
election_name1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi
countryMississippi
flag_imageFlag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi
previous_year1978
election_dateNovember 5, 1984
next_election1990 United States Senate election in Mississippi
next_year1990
image1Thad Cochran 1977 Congressional photo.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Thad Cochran**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**580,314**
percentage1**60.94%**
map_image1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg
map_size170px
map_captionCounty results
**Cochran:**
**Winter:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionThad Cochran
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionThad Cochran
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)
image2Governor William F. Winter (cropped).png
nominee2William F. Winter
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2371,926
percentage239.06%

Cochran:
Winter:
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.

Campaign

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.

Winter received 74% of the black vote.

Major candidates

Democratic

  • William F. Winter, former Governor

Republican

  • Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

References

Works cited

References

  1. (June 7, 1984). "State voter turnout hits record low". The Greenwood Commonwealth.
  2. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984".
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