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1996 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

Mississippi · 3 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?

Thad Cochran won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. Thad Cochran received 624,154 popular votes (71.03%). The main challenger was James W. Hunt (27.39%).

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

Cochran +43.6 pts · won by 383,507 votes
Thad CochranRepublicanWINNER71.03%
624,154 votes
James W. HuntDemocratic27.39%
240,647 votes
Ted C. WeillIndependence1.58%
13,861 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.