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 Senate election.
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County results Cochran: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[1] | Safe R | November 4, 2002 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |