1978 Senate elections · Mississippi history
Mississippi U.S. Senate election 1978
Thad Cochran REP +13.5 gain · Class II seat · held 11/7/78
- Votes counted
- 590,236
- Margin
- 13.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/7/78
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Cochran Won | REP | 267,302 | 45.29% | |
| Maurice Dantin | DEM | 187,541 | 31.77% | |
| James Charles Evers | IND | 133,646 | 22.64% | |
| Henry Jay Kirksey | IND | 1,747 | 0.30% | |
| Total | 590,236 | |||
Official source: data
Other Mississippi Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 25.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 10.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 19.0 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Cindy Hyde-Smith | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 22.0 |
| 2012 | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 16.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 22.9 |
| 2008 special | Class I | Roger F. Wicker | 9.9 |
| 2006 | Class I | Trent Lott | 28.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 69.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Trent Lott | 34.3 |
| 1996 | Class II | Thad Cochran | 43.7 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1978 Mississippi Senate race?
Thad Cochran (REP) won with 45.3% of the vote, ahead of Maurice Dantin (31.8%), a margin of 13.5 points.
Did the Mississippi Senate seat change party in 1978?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1978 Mississippi Senate race?
590,236 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.