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1994 Senate elections · Mississippi history

Mississippi U.S. Senate election 1994

Trent Lott REP +37.6 · Class I seat · held 11/8/94

Votes counted
608,085
Margin
37.6 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/8/94

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Trent Lott WonREP418,33368.80%
Ken HarperDEM189,75231.21%
Total608,085

Official source: data

Other Mississippi Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IRoger F. Wicker25.6
2020Class IICindy Hyde-Smith10.0
2018Class IRoger F. Wicker19.0
2018 specialClass IICindy Hyde-Smith7.3
2014Class IIThad Cochran22.0
2012Class IRoger F. Wicker16.6
2008Class IIThad Cochran22.9
2008 specialClass IRoger F. Wicker9.9
2006Class ITrent Lott28.7
2002Class IIThad Cochran69.2
2000Class ITrent Lott34.3
1996Class IIThad Cochran43.7

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1994 Mississippi Senate race?

Trent Lott (REP) won with 68.8% of the vote, ahead of Ken Harper (31.2%), a margin of 37.6 points.

Did the Mississippi Senate seat change party in 1994?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1994 Mississippi Senate race?

608,085 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.