2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi

2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi
	Cochran: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Fleming: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
U.S. senator before election; Thad Cochran; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Thad Cochran; Republican

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.

Campaign edit

Candidates edit

Democratic edit

Erik R. Fleming, State Representative and nominee in 2006
Shawn O'Hara

Republican edit

Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

Predictions edit

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[1]	Safe R	October 23, 2008
CQ Politics^[2]	Safe R	October 31, 2008
Rothenberg Political Report^[3]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Real Clear Politics^[4]	Safe R	November 4, 2008

Polling edit

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 edit

General election results^[5]
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	22.88%
Turnout			1,247,026
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit

Tunica (Largest city: Tunica)
Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale)
Tallahatchie (Largest city: Charleston)
Quitman (Largest city: Lambert)
Sharkey (Largest city: Rolling Fork)
Issaquena (Largest city: Mayersville)
Clay (Largest city: West Point)
Marshall (Largest city: Holly Springs)
Noxubee (Largest city: Macon)
Kemper (Largest city: De Kalb)
Jasper (Largest city: Bay Springs)
Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss)
Adams (Largest city: Natchez)
Wilkinson (Largest city: Centreville)
Hinds (largest municipality: Jackson)
Jefferson (largest municipality: Fayette)
Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson)
Washington (Largest city: Greenville)
Humphreys (Largest city: Belzoni)
Holmes (Largest city: Durant)
Bolivar (Largest city: Cleveland)
Sunflower (Largest city: Indianola)
LeFlore (Largest city: Greenwood)

References edit

^ "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
^ "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
^ "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ "US Senate Election Official Certification" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2009.

External links edit

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
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

[Cook_PR-1] "2008 Senate Race ratings for October 23, 2008". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[2] Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics

[Inside_Elections-3] "2008 Senate ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved April 1, 2021.

[4] "2008 RCP Averages & Senate Results". Real Clear Politics. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[opinion-5] "US Senate Election Official Certification" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2009.

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