1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Nominee  | Thad Cochran | Bootie Hunt  |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 624,154 | 240,647
Percentage  | 71.03% | 27.39%

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County results
Cochran: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Hunt: 50–60%

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| U.S. senator before election

Thad Cochran
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The 1996 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a fourth term.

## Major candidates

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### Democratic

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* Bootie Hunt, retired factory worker[1]
* Shawn O'Hara

### Republican

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* Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

## Results

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Mississippi U.S. Senate Election, 1996[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Thad Cochran (incumbent)  | 624,154  | 71.03%
| Democratic | Bootie Hunt  | 240,647  | 27.39%
| Independent | Ted Weill | 13,861  | 1.58%
| Republican hold

## See also

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* 1996 United States Senate elections

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com.
2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1996". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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