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1984 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

Mississippi · 2 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?

Thad Cochran won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. Thad Cochran received 580,314 popular votes (60.94%). The main challenger was William F. Winter (39.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Cochran and Winter

Cochran +21.9 pts · won by 208,388 votes
Thad CochranRepublicanWINNER60.94%
580,314 votes
William F. WinterDemocratic39.06%
371,926 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.