2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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The 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran overwhelmingly won re-election to a fifth term. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate, resulting in Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara winning 15.42%. O'Hara's percentage of the vote was more than double Ross Perot's statewide total of 5.84% in the 1996 presidential election. His percentage was also the highest percentage for a Reform candidate in a U.S. Senate election.
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Major candidates
editReform
edit- Shawn O'Hara, perennial candidate
Republican
edit- Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator
General election
editPredictions
edit| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thad Cochran (incumbent) | 533,269 | 84.58% | ||
| Reform | Shawn O'Hara | 97,226 | 15.42% | ||
| Majority | 436,043 | 69.16% | |||
| Turnout | 630,495 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- Wilkinson (Largest city: Centreville)
- Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson)
- Holmes (Largest city: Durant)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senate Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on November 18, 2002. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".