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2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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Nominee Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Espy
Party Republican Democrat
Popular vote 709,539 578,806
Percentage 54.10% 44.13%

Mississippi Senate Election Results by County, 2020.svg
County Results

Hyde-Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Espy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Senator before election

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

An election was held on November 3, 2020, in the U.S. state of Mississippi. People voted to choose their Senator. A Senator is a person who represents their state in the U.S. government.

The two main candidates were Cindy Hyde-Smith from the Republican Party and Mike Espy from the Democratic Party. Cindy Hyde-Smith won the election and continued to be Mississippi's Senator.

Before the main election, there were special elections called primary elections on March 10, 2020. These primaries help political parties choose their best candidate.

Choosing Candidates for the Election

Democratic Party Primary

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Results by county for the Democratic primary. This map shows which candidate won in different areas.

In the Democratic Party primary, three people wanted to be the candidate:

  • Mike Espy
  • Tobey Bartee
  • Jensen Bohren

Mike Espy won this primary election by a large amount. This meant he would represent the Democratic Party in the main election.

Democratic Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Espy 250,496 93.12%
Democratic Tobey Bartee 11,148 4.14%
Democratic Jensen Bohren 7,345 2.74%
Total votes 268,989 100.0%

Republican Party Primary

Only one person ran in the Republican Party primary: Cindy Hyde-Smith. She was already the Senator, so she was called the "incumbent." Because she was the only one, she automatically became the Republican candidate.

Republican Primary Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 235,463 100.0%
Total votes 235,463 100.0%

Other Candidates

The Libertarian Party also chose a candidate for the election. Their candidate was Jimmy Edwards.

Election Results

On November 3, 2020, people in Mississippi voted for their Senator. Here are the final results:

United States Senate Election in Mississippi, 2020
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 709,539 54.10% +0.25%
Democratic Mike Espy 578,806 44.13% -2.02%
Libertarian Jimmy Edwards 23,152 1.77% N/A
Total votes 1,311,497 100.00%
Republican hold

Cindy Hyde-Smith won the election with more than half of the votes. This means she continued to serve as the Senator for Mississippi.

See also

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