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Parents > United States > Mississippi > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1985 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur November 30, 2023 05:16am
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Description First time Mississippi elected a Republican Senator since reconstruction.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1972
NameJames O. Eastland Votes375,102 (58.09%)
Term01/03/1973 - 12/27/1978 Margin125,323 (+19.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/27/1978
NameThad Cochran Votes1 (100.00%)
Term12/27/1978 - 01/03/1979 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 1978 MS US Senate - D Primary
Maurice Dantin
D 378,224
Jun 06, 1978 MS US Senate - R Primary
Thad Cochran
R 73,737
Jun 27, 1978 MS US Senate - D Runoff
Maurice Dantin
D 361,015

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Thad Cochran Maurice Dantin Mayor Charles Evers Henry Jay Kirksey  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent  
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Certified Votes 263,089 (45.05%) 185,454 (31.76%) 133,646 (22.89%) 1,747 (0.30%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -77,635 (-13.30%) -129,443 (-22.17%) -261,342 (-44.76%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978 01/01/1978  
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