1996 Senate elections · Mississippi history
Mississippi U.S. Senate election 1996
Thad Cochran REP +43.7 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 878,662
- Margin
- 43.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MS
- R+5.1same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thad Cochran Won | REP | 624,154 | 71.04% | |
| James Bootie Hunt | DEM | 240,647 | 27.39% | |
| Ted C. Weill | IDP | 13,861 | 1.58% | |
| Total | 878,662 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 Mississippi Senate race?
Thad Cochran (REP) won with 71.0% of the vote, ahead of James Bootie Hunt (27.4%), a margin of 43.7 points.
Did the Mississippi Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Mississippi Senate race?
878,662 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.