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2002 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election

Mississippi · 2 candidates · See every 2002 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election?

Thad Cochran won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election. Thad Cochran received 533,269 popular votes (84.58%). The main challenger was Shawn O'Hara (15.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Cochran and O'Hara

Cochran +69.2 pts · won by 436,043 votes
Thad CochranRepublicanWINNER84.58%
533,269 votes
Shawn O'HaraReform15.42%
97,226 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.