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.
1982, united, states, senate, election, mississippi, held, november, 1982, incumbent, senator, john, stennis, election, seventh, term, 2024, this, last, time, democrats, senate, election, mississippi, 1976, november, 1982, 1988, nominee, john, stennis, haley, . 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 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1976 November 2 1982 1988 Nominee John C Stennis Haley BarbourParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 414 099 230 927Percentage 64 20 35 80 County resultsStennis 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Barbour 50 60 U S senator before electionJohn C StennisDemocratic Elected U S Senator John C StennisDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Candidates 3 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesDemocratic primary editCandidates edit John C Stennis incumbent U S senator Charles Pittman state senator Colon JohnsonResults 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 164Republican primary editCandidates edit Haley Barbour political operative who campaigned for U S Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald FordResults editGeneral election results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John Stennis incumbent 414 099 64 20 Republican Haley Barbour 230 927 35 80 Democratic holdSee also edit1982 United States Senate electionsReferences edit Barone Michael Ujifusa Grant The Almanac of American Politics 1988 National Journal p 651 Our Campaigns MS US Senate Race Nov 02 1982 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 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi amp oldid 1202458579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
