1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a fourth term.
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County results Cochran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hunt: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Major candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Bootie Hunt, retired factory worker[1]
- Shawn O'Hara
Republican edit
- Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thad Cochran (incumbent) | 624,154 | 71.03% | |
Democratic | Bootie Hunt | 240,647 | 27.39% | |
Independent | Ted Weill | 13,861 | 1.58% | |
Republican hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com.