1988 Senate elections · Mississippi history
Mississippi U.S. Senate election 1988
Trent Lott REP +7.8 gain · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 946,719
- Margin
- 7.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in MS
- R+20.8same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Lott Won | REP | 510,380 | 53.91% | |
| Charles Wayne Dowdy | DEM | 436,339 | 46.09% | |
| Total | 946,719 | |||
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 |
Full Mississippi Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 Mississippi Senate race?
Trent Lott (REP) won with 53.9% of the vote, ahead of Charles Wayne Dowdy (46.1%), a margin of 7.8 points.
Did the Mississippi Senate seat change party in 1988?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 Mississippi Senate race?
946,719 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.