U.S. Senate elections in Mississippi
Elections won
R 17 · D 2441 Senate elections since 1916
Last decided by
25.6 pts2024, Roger F. Wicker over Ty Pinkins
Closest ever
0.70 pts1941, Wall Doxey over Ross A. Collins
Longest streak
23 in a rowDemocratic, 1916–1976
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Mississippi's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican Roger F. Wicker and Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith; Wicker won the most recent race by 25.6 points in 2024. Wicker has held one seat since 2008 and Hyde-Smith the other since 2018. The 2024 race put Wicker ahead of Ty Pinkins, 25.6 points clear. Across 41 elections since 1916, Republicans have won 17 and Democrats 24. Of those, the closest was 1941, decided by 0.70 points; the widest 1960, by 83.6 points.
Roger F. Wicker R 763,420 · Ty Pinkins D 451,981
Cindy Hyde-Smith R 486,769 · Mike Espy D 420,819
Roger F. Wicker R 709,626 · Albert N. Gore Jr. D 503,467 · Thomas Cramer C 15,281 · Shawn O'Hara Rf 13,194
Thad Cochran R 766,111 · Erik R. Fleming D 480,915
Roger F. Wicker R 683,409 · Ronnie Musgrove 560,064
Thad Cochran R 533,269 · Shawn O'Hara Rf 97,226
Trent Lott R 654,941 · Troy D. Brown Sr. D 314,090 · Jim Giles I 9,344 · Lewis Napper L 8,454 · +1 more
Trent Lott R 418,333 · Ken Harper D 189,752
Trent Lott R 510,380 · Wayne Dowdy D 436,339
Thad Cochran R 580,314 · William F. Winter D 371,926
John C. Stennis D 414,099 · Haley Barbour R 230,927
Thad Cochran R 267,302 · Maurice Dantin D 187,541 · James Charles Evers I 133,646 · Henry Jay Kirksey I 1,747
James O. Eastland D 375,102 · Gil Carmichael R 249,779 · Prentiss Walker I 14,662 · C. L. McKinley I 6,203
John C. Stennis D 286,622 · William R. Thompson I 37,593
James O. Eastland D 244,341 · Joe A. Moore R 21,807
James O. Eastland D 100,848 · James A. White R 4,678
John C. Stennis D 52,068 · William M. Colmer D 45,725 · Forrest B. Jackson D 43,642 · Paul B. Johnson Jr. D 27,159 · +1 more
Wall Doxey D 59,556 · Ross A. Collins D 58,738
Byron P. Harrison D 30,055 · Summer W. Rose S 1,569