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6
Electoral Votes
100%
Precincts Reporting

Mississippi Popular Vote

Candidate Name Percentage of Popular Votes Number of Popular Votes for
WMcCain
56%
687,266
Obama
43%
520,864
Nader
0%
3,727
Baldwin
0%
2,447
Other Mississippi Races
R 1 D 3 I 0
US Senate 100% Reporting
R Wicker 55% D Musgrove 45%
R Cochran 62% D Fleming 38%
Governor
No Race

Mississippi / Presidential Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  John McCain

WINNERJohn
McCain
GOP

56%
  687,266
  Barack Obama, Dem 43%
  520,864
  Ralph Nader, Ind 0%
  3,727
  Chuck Baldwin, CST 0%
  2,447
  Bob Barr, Lib 0%
  2,425
  Cynthia McKinney, Grn 0%
  1,087
  Ted Weill, RP 0%
  470

Mississippi / Senate Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Thad Cochran

WINNERThad
Cochran
GOP (i)

62%
  723,304
  Erik Fleming, Dem 38%
  449,845

Mississippi / Senate Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Roger Wicker

WINNERRoger
Wicker
GOP (i)

55%
  649,302
  Ronnie Musgrove, Dem 45%
  525,088
Mississippi / Governor Results - No Race

Mississippi / House District 1 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Travis Childers

WINNERTravis
Childers
Dem (i)

54%
  181,398
  Greg Davis, GOP 44%
  146,584
  Wally Pang, Ind 1%
  3,635
  John Wages, Grn 1%
  1,827

Mississippi / House District 2 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Bennie Thompson

WINNERBennie
Thompson
Dem (i)

69%
  185,215
  Richard Cook, GOP 31%
  82,448

Mississippi / House District 3 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Gregg Harper

WINNERGregg
Harper
GOP

63%
  202,485
  Joel Gill, Dem 37%
  120,121

Mississippi / House District 4 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Gene Taylor

WINNERGene
Taylor
Dem (i)

75%
  202,309
  John McCay, GOP 25%
  68,846

Mississippi State Facts

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  • Capital:

     Jackson
  • Nickname:

     Magnolia State
  • Population:

     2844658
  • Electoral Votes:

     6
  • Governor:


    Haley Barbour (R) re-election 2007
  • U.S. Senators:


    Thad Cochran (R) re-election 2008
    Trent Lott (R) re-election 2012
  • U.S. House:


    2 D, 2 R
  • Note: 

    Seat information as of Nov. 3, 2008, and does not reflect Election Day changes.
, W = Race Winner R = Runoff Winners (i) = Incumbent Candidate
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