2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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.

November 4, 2008


Nominee	Thad Cochran	Erik Fleming
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	766,111	480,915
Percentage	61.4%	38.6%

County results
Cochran:
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Fleming:
50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elections in Mississippi

Federal government

U.S. President
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U.S. Senate
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State government

State elections
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Gubernatorial elections
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Attorney General elections
2015 2019

Ballot measures

2004: Amendment 1

City of Jackson

Mayoral elections
2005 2009 2013 2014 2017

Candidates

Democratic

Erik R. Fleming, State Representative

Republican

Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

Predictions

CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'.[1] The Cook Political Report considered it 'Solid Republican'.[2] The Rothenberg Political Report considered it a 'Safe Republican'.[3]

Polling

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

General election results[4]
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
Turnout			1,247,026
	Republican hold		Swing

References

Mississippi, U.S. Senate Archived October 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
2008 Senate Race Ratings Archived September 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine The Cook Political Report, September 18, 2008
2008 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report, July 19, 2008
"US Senate Election Official Certification" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2009.

External links

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.org
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

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