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Mississippi
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Conservative Ranking
Mississippi is the 15th most conservative state, voting
17.2% more Republican in the 2004 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Mississippi is trending REPUBLICAN.
GOP Trend Ranking
Mississippi ranks 10th among the 50 states.
Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
John McCain - U. S. Senator from Arizona 
Mike Huckabee - Former Governor of Arkansas
Ron Paul - U. S. Congressman from Texas (CD-14)
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rudy Giuliani - Former Mayor of New York City
Fred Thompson - Former U. S. Senator from Tennessee
Duncan Hunter - U. S. Congressman from California (CD-52)
DEM Candidates
Hillary Clinton - U. S. Senator from New York
Barack Obama - U. S. Senator from Illinois
Mike Gravel - Former U. S. Senator from Alaska
John Edwards - Former U. S. Senator from North Carolina (withdrew)
Bill Richardson - Governor of New Mexico (withdrew)
Dennis Kucinich - U. S. Congressman from Ohio (CD-10) (withdrew)
Party nominee -
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Preliminary projection: Strong GOP, 6 Electoral Votes
Special Senate Race
Incumbent: Interim GOP Senator Roger Wicker was appointed to fill former Senator Trent Lott's seat. He is seeking election in his own right
in 2008.
GOP Candidates
Roger Wicker - Interim U.S. Senator
DEM Candidates
Ronnie Musgrove - Former Mississippi Governor
Party nominee -
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Preliminary projection: Mod GOP Hold
Senate Race
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Thad Cochran seeks a sixth term in 2008. He faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Thad Cochran - Incumbent
DEM Candidates
Erik Fleming - Mississippi State Representative
Shawn O'Hara - Evangelist
Party nominee -
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Preliminary projection: Solid GOP Hold
Governor's Race
No race in 2008
Competitive House Races
No competitive races in 2008
Other House Races
Projected winner listed first
District 1: OPEN:??? (R) vs. ??? (D)
Runoff election to fill Roger Wicker's seat to be held on 05/13/08.
Rating: Weak GOP Hold
District 2: Bennie Thompson (D)-inc vs. Richard Cook (R)
District 3: OPEN:Charlie Ross? (R) vs. Joel Gill (D)
District 4: Gene Taylor (D)-inc vs. John McCay, III (R)
Election Timeline
January 11, 2008 - Deadline to file for candidacy
March 11, 2008 - Presidential primary
March 11, 2008 - Primary elections
April 1, 2008 - Primary runoff
April 22 , 2008 - Special election, Senate and CD-1
November 4, 2008 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
| National Delegation |
| Senators |
2 GOP |
| Representatives |
1 GOP, 2 DEM, 1 vacant |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| Lt. Governor |
GOP |
| State Senate - DEM control |
24 GOP, 28 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
46 GOP, 73 DEM, 3 vacant |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Haley Barbour (R) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2011
Lt. Governor: Phil Bryant (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2011
Senior Senator: Thad Cochran (R) - 5th term, up for re-election in 2008
Junior Senator: Roger Wicker (R) - interim, special election in 2008
House District 1: vacant
Roger Wicker (R) appointed Senator 2007 during his 7th term.
House District 2: Bennie Thompson (D) - 8th term
House District 3: Chip Pickering, Jr. (R) - 6th term (retiring)
House District 4: Gene Taylor (D) - 10th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
| Race |
2000 Result |
2002 Result |
2004 Result |
2006 Result |
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| President |
Solid GOP |
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Solid GOP |
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Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid GOP |
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Solid GOP |
| Class 2 |
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Solid GOP |
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Governor
(2003-2007) |
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Mod GOP |
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Solid GOP |
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| House |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-2 |
Solid DEM |
Strong DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-3 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-4 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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Special Thanks to...
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - Dave Leip
Congressional Quarterly
The Cook Political Report - Charlie Cook
The Crystal Ball - Larry Sabato
DC's Political Report - D.C. Finegold Sachs
RealClearPolitics - Tom Bevan and John McIntyre
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