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1982 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

Mississippi · 2 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?

John C. Stennis won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. John C. Stennis received 414,099 popular votes (64.2%). The main challenger was Haley Barbour (35.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Stennis and Barbour

Stennis +28.4 pts · won by 183,172 votes
John C. StennisDemocraticWINNER64.2%
414,099 votes
Haley BarbourRepublican35.8%
230,927 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.