1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Mississippi Knowpia

1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi
	County results; Stennis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Barbour: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; John C. Stennis; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; John C. Stennis; Democratic

The 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his seventh term. As of 2024, this was the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

John C. Stennis, incumbent U.S. senator
Charles Pittman, state senator
Colon Johnson

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	145,817	75.1%
	Democratic	Charles Pittman	33,651	17.3%
	Democratic	Colon Johnson	14,696	7.6%
Total votes			194,164

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Haley Barbour, political operative who campaigned for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford

Results edit

General election results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	John Stennis (incumbent)	414,099	64.20%
Republican	Haley Barbour	230,927	35.80%
Democratic hold

References edit

^ Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988. National Journal. p. 651.
^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982".

[1] Barone, Michael; Ujifusa, Grant. The Almanac of American Politics 1988. National Journal. p. 651.

[2] "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1982".

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Summary

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Results edit

Republican primary edit

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See also edit

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