United States Senate election in Mississippi, 1982
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
![]() |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in Mississippi | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||
|
The 1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his seventh term.
Major candidates
Democratic
- John C. Stennis, U.S. Senator since 1947
Republican
- Haley Barbour, political operative who campaigned for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Stennis (Incumbent) | 414,099 | 64.2 | ||
Republican | Haley Barbour | 230,927 | 35.8 |
References
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>