1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fifth term, easily defeating independent candidate William Richard Thompson.

November 3, 1970


Nominee	John C. Stennis	William Richard Thompson
Party	Democratic	Independent
Popular vote	286,622	37,593
Percentage	88.40%	11.60%

U.S. senator before election

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John C. Stennis
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi

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General election

Results

General election results[1][2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	286,622	88.40%	11.60
	Independent	William Richard Thompson	37,593	11.60%	N/A
Total votes			343,364	100.00%

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References

"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6537

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1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi

General election

Results

See also

References