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   Cochran: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Fleming: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008. The seat was regularly scheduled for election, unlike the special election taking place on the same day. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a sixth term.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report [1] | Safe R | October 23, 2008 |
| CQ Politics [2] | Safe R | October 31, 2008 |
| Rothenberg Political Report [3] | Safe R | November 2, 2008 |
| Real Clear Politics [4] | Safe R | November 4, 2008 |
| Poll Source | Dates administered | Thad Cochran (R) | Erik Fleming (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports [5] | June 26, 2008 | 59% | 32% |
| Rasmussen Reports [6] | May 27, 2008 | 58% | 35% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Thad Cochran (incumbent) | 766,111 | 61.44% | −23.2 | |
| Democratic | Erik Fleming | 480,915 | 38.56% | +38.6 | |
| Majority | 285,196 | 22.88% | |||
| Turnout | 1,247,026 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Cochran won three of four congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. [8]
| District | Cochran | Fleming | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 64% | 36% | Travis Childers |
| 2nd | 40% | 60% | Bennie Thompson |
| 3rd | 66% | 34% | Chip Pickering (110th Congress) |
| Gregg Harper (111th Congress) | |||
| 4th | 73% | 27% | Gene Taylor |
