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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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Democratic[edit]
- Erik R. Fleming, State Representative and nominee in 2006
- Shawn O'Hara
Republican[edit]
- Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator
Predictions[edit]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[1] | Safe R | October 23, 2008 |
| CQ Politics[2] | Safe R | October 31, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics[4] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
Polling[edit]
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Erik Fleming (D) |
Thad Cochran (R) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports | June 26, 2008 | 32% | 59% |
| Rasmussen Reports | May 27, 2008 | 35% | 58% |
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thad Cochran (incumbent) | 766,111 | 61.44% | -23.2 | |
| Democratic | Erik Fleming | 480,915 | 38.56% | +38.6 | |
| Majority | 285,196 | 22.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,247,026 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]
- 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)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
- ^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "US Senate Election Official Certification" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
External links[edit]
- 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