Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI

6 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Total Population, July 2007 est. 2,918,785
Mississippi has: 82 counties
Largest counties: Hinds, Harrison, De Soto, Jackson, Rankin. >
Largest cities: Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi. >

Government
Governor: Haley Barbour (R) elected Nov. 2003; re-elected in 2007.
State Legislature: Mississippi Legislature House: 122 seats Senate: 52 seats
Local: Local Governments NACO Counties
U.S. House: 3D, 1R - 1. T.Childers (D) | 2. B.Thompson (D) | 3. C.Pickering (R) | 4. G.Taylor (D).
U.S. Senate: Thad Cochran (R) up for re-election in 2008, Roger Wicker (R) sworn in Dec. 31, 2007.

-Rep. Chip Pickering is not seeking re-election in 2008. (reported Aug. 16, 2007)
-Sen. Trent Lott (R) retired Dec. 18, 2007 (announced on Nov. 26, 2007 that he would retire in December or early January). Rep. Roger Wicker, appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour, resigned his House seat on Dec. 31 and took the oath as U.S Senator.
-Travis Childers (D) elected to fill the Wicker seat in May 13, 2008 run-off.

The Magnolia State

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Primary Election -- Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Democrats
40 Delegates (33 Pledged and 7 Unpledged) and 6 Alternates.
0.99% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton | Obama

Republicans
39 Delegates: 3 RNC; 24 at-large; 12 by CD (3 x 4 CDs).
1.64% of the 2,380 Delegates.

McCain
former: Huckabee | Romney

Note: Mississippi Democrats applied to the DNC, at the Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting on April 20, 2006, to hold a 2008 presidential primary in the pre-window period but the DNC voted to grant South Carolina that honor.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)

1,759

(0.15)

Nader/Camejo (Ref.)
3,177

(0.28)

Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) 458,094 (39.67)

Harris/Trowe (Indep.) 1,268
(0.11)

Cobb/LaMarche (Grn)
1,073

(0.09)

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
684,981

(59.45)

Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)
1,793

(0.16)

Total........1,152,145

2004 Overview
President Bush carried Mississippi with a solid plurality of 226,887 votes (19.78 percentage points), prevailing in 58 counties to 24 for Senator Kerry. There was a smattering of campaigning. Kerry made a stop on March 7, a couple of days before the primary. Elizabeth Edwards attended a fundraiser at Schimmel's in Jackson on Sept. 27. For the Republicans, Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) did a fundraiser in Jackson on Oct. 11.
General Election Details

Past Results

1996

Dole (Rep.).............439,838
(49.21)

Clinton (Dem.)........394,022
(44.08)

Perot (Ind.)..............52,222
(5.84)

Others (4)..................7,775
(0.87)

Total........893,857

1992

Bush (Rep.)...........487,793
(49.68)

Clinton (Dem.)........400,258
(40.77)

Perot (Ind.)..............85,626
(8.72)

Others (5)..................8,116
(0.83)

Total........981,793

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
2,009

(0.20)

Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
2,265

(0.23)

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
572,844

(57.62)

Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
404,614

(40.70)

Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)
450

(0.05)

Harris/Trowe (Ind.)
613

(0.06)

Nader/LaDuke (Ind.)
8,122

(0.82)

Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
3,267

(0.33)

Total........994,184

Overview
Bush easily won Mississippi's 7 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 168,230 votes (16.92 percentage points). He carried 57 counties to 25 for Gore. Bush gained more than 60% of the vote in four of the state's five most populous counties (Harrison, Jackson, Rankin, De Soto). Gore fared best in western counties, along the Mississippi River. The only major fall visit occurred on Aug. 29 when Dick and Lynne Cheney did an airport arrival rally and a fundraiser in Jackson.

Democratic Presidential Preference Primary -- March 9, 2004

Votes

Percent

Wesley Clark
1,878

2.5%

Howard Dean
1,997

2.6%

John Edwards
5,582

7.3%

+John F. Kerry
59,815

78.4%

Dennis Kucinich
768

1.0%

Lyndon LaRouche
239

0.3%

Joe Lieberman
716

0.9%

Al Sharpton
3,933

5.2%

Uncommitted
1,370

1.8%

Total
76,298