1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1978 November 5, 1984 1990 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1990 Thad Cochran 1977 Congressional photo.jpg 150x150px Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) 580,314 60.94% 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsCochran: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Winter: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) Thad Cochran Republican Party (United States) Governor William F. Winter (cropped).png William F. Winter Democratic Party (United States) 371,926 39.06% The 1984 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran rode the coattails of President Ronald Reagan, who won 49 states in concurrent presidential election, and won re-election to a second term. Cochran was the first Republican ever to be re-elected to the Senate from Mississippi. Campaign Secretary of State Dick Molpus stated that voter turnout for the Democratic senatorial primary at 8.1% was the lowest in the state's history since 1950.June 7, 1984 State voter turnout hits record low 3 The Greenwood Commonwealth https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103748325/the-greenwood-commonwealth/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20220614163149/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103748325/the-greenwood-commonwealth/ June 14, 2022 Newspapers.com Winter received 74% of the black vote.Black Black 1992 356 Major candidates Democratic William F. Winter, former Governor Republican Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1984http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3706 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984 October 28, 2020 July 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190724202231/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3706 live Republican Party (United States) Thad Cochran (incumbent) 580,314 60.94% Democratic Party (United States) William Winter 371,926 39.06% 952,240 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1984 United States Senate elections References Works cited Black Earl Earl Black (political scientist) Black Merle Merle Black The Vital South: How Presidents Are Elected Harvard University Press 1992 https://archive.org/details/vitalsouthhowpre0000blac 0674941306 Mississippi 1984 Category:1984 Mississippi elections