The 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fifth term, easily defeating independent candidate William Richard Thompson.
This race would be one of only two races where Stennis would face a general election challenger; as in his other races he had no general election opposition.
1970, united, states, senate, election, mississippi, held, november, 1970, incumbent, democratic, senator, john, stennis, election, fifth, term, easily, defeating, independent, candidate, william, richard, thompson, 1964, november, 1970, 1976, nominee, john, s. The 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3 1970 Incumbent Democratic U S Senator John C Stennis won re election to his fifth term easily defeating independent candidate William Richard Thompson 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1964 November 3 1970 1976 Nominee John C Stennis William Richard Thompson Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 286 622 37 593 Percentage 88 40 11 60 County resultsStennis 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before election John C Stennis Democratic Elected U S Senator John C Stennis Democratic This race would be one of only two races where Stennis would face a general election challenger as in his other races he had no general election opposition Contents 1 General election 1 1 Results 2 See also 3 ReferencesGeneral election editResults edit General election results 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John C Stennis incumbent 286 622 88 40 nbsp 11 60 Independent William Richard Thompson 37 593 11 60 N A Total votes 324 215 100 00 See also edit1970 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1970 PDF Clerk house gov Retrieved June 18 2020 Our Campaigns MS US Senate Race Nov 03 1970 nbsp nbsp This Mississippi elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi amp oldid 1213946465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
