Senate Elections 2008 | US Senate Elections | Mississippi Races
2008 Mississippi U.S. Senate Election Results
Thad Cochran
Percent: 61.44%
Votes: 766,111
Erik Fleming
Percent: 38.56%
Votes: 480,915
Race Summary
The 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008, with incumbent Republican Senator Thad Cochran seeking re-election. Cochran defeated Democratic nominee Erik Fleming, winning 61.44% of the vote to Fleming’s 37.56%. The victory extended Cochran’s long tenure in the U.S. Senate and maintained Republican control of the seat.
Full Results
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 61.44%
Votes: 766,111
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 38.56%
Votes: 480,915
Total votes: 1,247,026
State Map
Results by County
Adams County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 46.69%
Votes: 6,967
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 53.31%
Votes: 7,954
Total votes: 14,921
Benton County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 55.59%
Votes: 2,408
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 44.41%
Votes: 1,924
Total votes: 4,332
Chickasaw County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 52.13%
Votes: 4,512
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 47.87%
Votes: 4,143
Total votes: 8,655
Clay County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 44.63%
Votes: 4,772
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 55.37%
Votes: 5,921
Total votes: 10,693
DeSoto County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 71.58%
Votes: 44,834
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 28.42%
Votes: 17,798
Total votes: 62,632
Greene County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 75.48%
Votes: 4,291
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 24.52%
Votes: 1,394
Total votes: 5,685
Hinds County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 37.70%
Votes: 39,431
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 62.30%
Votes: 65,157
Total votes: 104,588
Itawamba County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 78.40%
Votes: 7,602
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 21.60%
Votes: 2,095
Total votes: 9,697
Jefferson Davis County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 43.33%
Votes: 3,088
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 56.67%
Votes: 4,038
Total votes: 7,126
Lamar County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 82.67%
Votes: 19,384
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 17.33%
Votes: 4,064
Total votes: 23,448
Lee County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 69.71%
Votes: 23,736
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 30.29%
Votes: 10,316
Total votes: 34,052
Madison County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 63.78%
Votes: 29,402
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 36.22%
Votes: 16,698
Total votes: 46,100
Montgomery County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 57.45%
Votes: 3,174
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 42.55%
Votes: 2,351
Total votes: 5,525
Oktibbeha County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 57.99%
Votes: 10,466
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 42.01%
Votes: 7,583
Total votes: 18,049
Pike County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 51.73%
Votes: 9,103
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 48.27%
Votes: 8,493
Total votes: 17,596
Rankin County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 80.76%
Votes: 49,993
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 19.24%
Votes: 11,908
Total votes: 61,901
Smith County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 78.30%
Votes: 6,369
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 21.70%
Votes: 1,765
Total votes: 8,134
Tate County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.54%
Votes: 7,869
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.46%
Votes: 4,324
Total votes: 12,193
Union County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 77.62%
Votes: 9,242
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 22.38%
Votes: 2,664
Total votes: 11,906
Wayne County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 63.95%
Votes: 6,215
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 36.05%
Votes: 3,504
Total votes: 9,719
Yalobusha County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 58.25%
Votes: 3,870
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 41.75%
Votes: 2,774
Total votes: 6,644
Alcorn County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 70.44%
Votes: 10,275
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 29.56%
Votes: 4,311
Total votes: 14,586
Bolivar County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 40.30%
Votes: 5,756
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 59.70%
Votes: 8,527
Total votes: 14,283
Choctaw County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 68.58%
Votes: 2,715
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 31.42%
Votes: 1,244
Total votes: 3,959
Coahoma County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 36.35%
Votes: 3,559
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 63.65%
Votes: 6,233
Total votes: 9,792
Forrest County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.45%
Votes: 16,926
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.55%
Votes: 9,335
Total votes: 26,261
Grenada County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 59.08%
Votes: 6,431
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 40.92%
Votes: 4,454
Total votes: 10,885
Holmes County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 23.72%
Votes: 2,145
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 76.28%
Votes: 6,898
Total votes: 9,043
Jackson County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 73.88%
Votes: 38,961
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 26.12%
Votes: 13,776
Total votes: 52,737
Jones County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 73.40%
Votes: 21,049
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 26.60%
Votes: 7,628
Total votes: 28,677
Lauderdale County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.82%
Votes: 20,679
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.18%
Votes: 11,225
Total votes: 31,904
Leflore County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 36.89%
Votes: 4,562
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 63.11%
Votes: 7,803
Total votes: 12,365
Marion County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 68.01%
Votes: 8,640
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 31.99%
Votes: 4,064
Total votes: 12,704
Neshoba County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 76.36%
Votes: 8,527
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 23.64%
Votes: 2,640
Total votes: 11,167
Panola County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 51.98%
Votes: 8,137
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 48.02%
Votes: 7,518
Total votes: 15,655
Pontotoc County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 78.67%
Votes: 9,862
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 21.33%
Votes: 2,674
Total votes: 12,536
Scott County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 59.68%
Votes: 6,748
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 40.32%
Votes: 4,559
Total votes: 11,307
Stone County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 76.99%
Votes: 5,390
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 23.01%
Votes: 1,611
Total votes: 7,001
Tippah County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 73.62%
Votes: 6,963
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 26.38%
Votes: 2,495
Total votes: 9,458
Walthall County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 58.07%
Votes: 4,348
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 41.93%
Votes: 3,140
Total votes: 7,488
Webster County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 77.89%
Votes: 4,139
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 22.11%
Votes: 1,175
Total votes: 5,314
Yazoo County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 50.54%
Votes: 5,527
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 49.46%
Votes: 5,408
Total votes: 10,935
Amite County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 58.06%
Votes: 4,269
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 41.94%
Votes: 3,084
Total votes: 7,353
Calhoun County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 66.53%
Votes: 4,555
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 33.47%
Votes: 2,292
Total votes: 6,847
Claiborne County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 18.24%
Votes: 964
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 81.76%
Votes: 4,320
Total votes: 5,284
Copiah County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 50.39%
Votes: 7,063
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 49.61%
Votes: 6,953
Total votes: 14,016
Franklin County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.39%
Votes: 2,940
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.61%
Votes: 1,626
Total votes: 4,566
Hancock County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 80.60%
Votes: 13,262
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 19.40%
Votes: 3,193
Total votes: 16,455
Humphreys County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 34.77%
Votes: 1,690
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 65.23%
Votes: 3,170
Total votes: 4,860
Jasper County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 47.58%
Votes: 4,281
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 52.42%
Votes: 4,716
Total votes: 8,997
Kemper County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 43.10%
Votes: 2,171
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 56.90%
Votes: 2,866
Total votes: 5,037
Lawrence County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.77%
Votes: 4,428
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.23%
Votes: 2,408
Total votes: 6,836
Lincoln County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 68.19%
Votes: 10,994
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 31.81%
Votes: 5,129
Total votes: 16,123
Marshall County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 45.46%
Votes: 7,032
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 54.54%
Votes: 8,435
Total votes: 15,467
Newton County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 71.02%
Votes: 6,820
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 28.98%
Votes: 2,783
Total votes: 9,603
Pearl River County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 80.36%
Votes: 17,298
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 19.64%
Votes: 4,227
Total votes: 21,525
Prentiss County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 71.30%
Votes: 7,504
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 28.70%
Votes: 3,020
Total votes: 10,524
Sharkey County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 36.65%
Votes: 962
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 63.35%
Votes: 1,663
Total votes: 2,625
Sunflower County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 36.55%
Votes: 3,906
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 63.45%
Votes: 6,780
Total votes: 10,686
Tishomingo County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 74.52%
Votes: 6,022
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 25.48%
Votes: 2,059
Total votes: 8,081
Warren County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 57.68%
Votes: 12,183
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 42.32%
Votes: 8,939
Total votes: 21,122
Wilkinson County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 36.34%
Votes: 1,735
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 63.66%
Votes: 3,039
Total votes: 4,774
Attala County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 61.26%
Votes: 5,466
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 38.74%
Votes: 3,457
Total votes: 8,923
Carroll County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 68.80%
Votes: 3,991
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 31.20%
Votes: 1,810
Total votes: 5,801
Clarke County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.02%
Votes: 5,242
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.98%
Votes: 2,946
Total votes: 8,188
Covington County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 62.42%
Votes: 5,758
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 37.58%
Votes: 3,467
Total votes: 9,225
George County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 84.86%
Votes: 7,731
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 15.14%
Votes: 1,379
Total votes: 9,110
Harrison County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 71.06%
Votes: 43,275
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 28.94%
Votes: 17,625
Total votes: 60,900
Issaquena County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 44.41%
Votes: 397
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 55.59%
Votes: 497
Total votes: 894
Jefferson County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 17.35%
Votes: 753
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 82.65%
Votes: 3,588
Total votes: 4,341
Lafayette County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 65.86%
Votes: 11,826
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 34.14%
Votes: 6,130
Total votes: 17,956
Leake County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 60.27%
Votes: 5,466
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 39.73%
Votes: 3,603
Total votes: 9,069
Lowndes County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 56.89%
Votes: 14,966
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 43.11%
Votes: 11,340
Total votes: 26,306
Monroe County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 61.83%
Votes: 10,478
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 38.17%
Votes: 6,469
Total votes: 16,947
Noxubee County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 26.98%
Votes: 1,683
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 73.02%
Votes: 4,554
Total votes: 6,237
Perry County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 77.23%
Votes: 4,233
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 22.77%
Votes: 1,248
Total votes: 5,481
Quitman County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 39.94%
Votes: 1,541
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 60.06%
Votes: 2,317
Total votes: 3,858
Simpson County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 64.91%
Votes: 7,915
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 35.09%
Votes: 4,279
Total votes: 12,194
Tallahatchie County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 46.87%
Votes: 3,092
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 53.13%
Votes: 3,505
Total votes: 6,597
Tunica County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 30.97%
Votes: 1,225
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 69.03%
Votes: 2,731
Total votes: 3,956
Washington County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 38.55%
Votes: 7,187
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 61.45%
Votes: 11,457
Total votes: 18,644
Winston County
Thad Cochran (REP)
Percent: 57.60%
Votes: 5,740
Erik Fleming (DEM)
Percent: 42.40%
Votes: 4,225
Total votes: 9,965