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1978 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
Mississippi · 4 candidates
Thad CochranRepublicanWINNER45.29%
267,302 votes
Maurice DantinDemocratic31.77%
187,541 votes
James Charles EversIndependent22.64%
133,646 votes
Henry Jay KirkseyIndependent0.3%
1,747 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).