2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi - Wikipedia

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2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Nominee Thad Cochran Shawn O'Hara Party Republican Reform Popular vote 533,269 97,226 Percentage 84.58% 15.42%

County results Cochran:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Thad Cochran Republican Elected U.S. Senator Thad Cochran Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran overwhelmingly won re-election to a fifth term. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate, resulting in Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara winning 15.42%. O'Hara's percentage of the vote was more than double Ross Perot's statewide total of 5.84% in the 1996 presidential election. His percentage was also the highest percentage for a Reform candidate in a U.S. Senate election.

• Shawn O'Hara, perennial candidate

• Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[1]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

• Wilkinson (Largest city: Centreville)
• Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson)
• Holmes (Largest city: Durant)

• 2002 United States Senate elections