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1947 Mississippi U.S. Senate Special
Mississippi · 5 candidates
Stennis +3.3 pts · won by 6,343 votes
John C. StennisDemocraticWINNER26.88%
52,068 votes
William M. ColmerDemocratic23.61%
45,725 votes
Forrest B. JacksonDemocratic22.53%
43,642 votes
Paul B. Johnson Jr.Democratic14.02%
27,159 votes
John E. RankinDemocratic12.64%
24,492 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).