1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi

The 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a fourth term.

1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 5, 1996
 
Nominee Thad Cochran Bootie Hunt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 624,154 240,647
Percentage 71.0% 27.4%
County results
Cochran:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Hunt:      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Thad Cochran
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elections in Mississippi

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results
Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1996[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thad Cochran 624,154 71.0%
Democratic Bootie Hunt 240,647 27.4%
Independent Ted Weill 13,861 1.6%
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See also
  • United States Senate elections, 1996

References
  1. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED3D68663029C49&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=174
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