2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi 2008 File:Thad Cochran official photo (cropped).jpg 150x150px Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) 533,269 84.58% 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsCochran: #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) 3x4.svg Shawn O'Hara Reform Party (United States) 97,226 15.42% 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. Major candidates Reform Shawn O'Hara, perennial candidate Republican Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. senator General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021118115505/http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/senate_all.htm November 18, 2002 Senate Races www.centerforpolitics.org en-US November 4, 2002 June 25, 2021 dead mdy-all Safe RNovember 4, 2002 Results 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi Republican Party (United States) Thad Cochran (incumbent) 533,269 84.58% Reform Party (United States) Shawn O'Hara 97,226 15.42% 630,495 100.00% Republican Party (United States) By county Countyhttp://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/EleResults/2002GeneralElection/OverallUSSenate.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20081128010129/http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/EleResults/2002GeneralElection/OverallUSSenate.pdf November 28, 2008 dead U.S. Senate Clark Eric Eric Clark (politician) December 3, 2002 Secretary of State of Mississippi March 12, 2026Thad CochranRepublicanShawn O'HaraReformMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams6,62176.41%2,04423.59%4,57752.82%8,665Alcorn3,28488.52%42611.48%2,85877.04%3,710Amite3,81165.87%1,97534.13%1,83631.73%5,786Attala4,81085.07%84414.93%3,96670.15%5,654Benton1,27281.07%29718.93%97562.14%1,569Bolivar5,66083.27%1,13716.73%4,52366.54%6,797Calhoun2,61486.33%41413.67%2,20072.66%3,028Carroll2,21583.43%44016.57%1,77566.85%2,655Chickasaw3,29979.67%84220.33%2,45759.33%4,141Choctaw1,69887.26%24812.74%1,45074.51%1,946Claiborne1,38664.32%76935.68%61728.63%2,155Clarke3,75583.37%74916.63%3,00666.74%4,504Clay4,35672.05%1,69027.95%2,66644.10%6,046Coahoma3,03689.24%36610.76%2,67078.48%3,402Copiah5,31579.25%1,39220.75%3,92358.49%6,707Covington4,68584.07%88815.93%3,79768.13%5,573DeSoto10,43188.55%1,34911.45%9,08277.10%11,780Forrest13,77187.99%1,88012.01%11,89175.98%15,651Franklin2,47584.04%47015.96%2,00568.08%2,945George3,71790.15%4069.85%3,31180.31%4,123Greene2,25689.21%27310.79%1,98378.41%2,529Grenada4,67583.98%89216.02%3,78367.95%5,567Hancock7,03485.84%1,16014.16%5,87471.69%8,194Harrison35,95486.08%5,81613.92%30,13872.15%41,770Hinds46,68782.16%10,13817.84%36,54964.32%56,825Holmes2,73267.98%1,28732.02%1,44535.95%4,019Humphreys1,79773.53%64726.47%1,15047.05%2,444Issaquena42277.86%12022.14%30255.72%542Itawamba4,42486.66%68113.34%3,74373.32%5,105Jackson25,30589.22%3,05610.78%22,24978.45%28,361Jasper3,56475.48%1,15824.52%2,40650.95%4,722Jefferson1,22563.14%71536.86%51026.29%1,940Jefferson Davis2,96477.07%88222.93%2,08254.13%3,846Jones13,46388.49%1,75111.51%11,71276.98%15,214Kemper2,70183.29%54216.71%2,15966.57%3,243Lafayette5,60585.53%94814.47%4,65771.07%6,553Lamar10,06992.79%7827.21%9,28785.59%10,851Lauderdale17,39888.78%2,19811.22%15,20077.57%19,596Lawrence4,18683.29%84016.71%3,34666.57%5,026Leake4,32684.81%77515.19%3,55169.61%5,101Lee12,58588.76%1,59411.24%10,99177.52%14,179Leflore4,55379.17%1,19820.83%3,35558.34%5,751Lincoln8,70886.32%1,38013.68%7,32872.64%10,088Lowndes10,26884.14%1,93615.86%8,33268.27%12,204Madison20,10987.86%2,77912.14%17,33075.72%22,888Marion5,98886.41%94213.59%5,04672.81%6,930Marshall4,06877.83%1,15922.17%2,90955.65%5,227Monroe5,20482.29%1,12017.71%4,08464.58%6,324Montgomery2,81387.80%39112.20%2,42275.59%3,204Neshoba6,86490.57%7159.43%6,14981.13%7,579Newton5,49191.20%5308.80%4,96182.39%6,021Noxubee2,19470.25%92929.75%1,26540.51%3,123Oktibbeha7,79379.67%1,98820.33%5,80559.35%9,781Panola5,05879.74%1,28520.26%3,77359.48%6,343Pearl River7,21287.49%1,03112.51%6,18174.98%8,243Perry2,69588.51%35011.49%2,34577.01%3,045Pike8,77678.33%2,42821.67%6,34856.66%11,204Pontotoc4,53089.53%53010.47%4,00079.05%5,060Prentiss4,95187.54%70512.46%4,24675.07%5,656Quitman1,08873.07%40126.93%68746.14%1,489Rankin31,18093.02%2,3416.98%28,83986.03%33,521Scott5,50183.82%1,06216.18%4,43967.64%6,563Sharkey1,23378.74%33321.26%90057.47%1,566Simpson5,82381.77%1,29818.23%4,52563.54%7,121Smith5,07591.66%4628.34%4,61383.31%5,537Stone3,13289.77%35710.23%2,77579.54%3,489Sunflower3,47973.72%1,24026.28%2,23947.45%4,719Tallahatchie2,26174.67%76725.33%1,49449.34%3,028Tate3,36385.05%59114.95%2,77270.11%3,954Tippah3,64686.01%59313.99%3,05372.02%4,239Tishomingo3,34482.94%68817.06%2,65665.87%4,032Tunica55168.11%25831.89%29336.22%809Union4,67290.79%4749.21%4,19881.58%5,146Walthall3,53081.17%81918.83%2,71162.34%4,349Warren11,03686.76%1,68413.24%9,35273.52%12,720Washington8,26375.57%2,67124.43%5,59251.14%10,934Wayne4,38483.79%84816.21%3,53667.58%5,232Webster2,82988.99%35011.01%2,47977.98%3,179Wilkinson1,40360.45%91839.55%48520.90%2,321Winston5,66182.53%1,19817.47%4,46365.07%6,859Yalobusha2,20578.16%61621.84%1,58956.33%2,821Yazoo4,75282.90%98017.10%3,77265.81%5,732Totals533,26984.58%97,22615.42%436,04369.16%630,495 Counties that flipped from Reform to Republican Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson) Holmes (largest city: Durant) Wilkinson (largest city: Centreville) thumb|175px|County flips: Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip See also 2002 United States Senate elections References 30em Category:2002 Mississippi elections Mississippi 2002