1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1982 United States Senate election in Mississippi

November 5, 1982

Nominee John C. Stennis Haley Barbour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 414,099 230,927 Percentage 64.2% 35.8%

County Results Stennis:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100% Barbour:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election John C. Stennis Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John C. Stennis Democratic

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. As of 2024, this is the last Senate election in Mississippi won by a Democrat.

Major candidates

Democratic

• John C. Stennis, U.S. Senator since 1947
• Charles Pittman, Mississippi State Senator since 1980

Republican

• Haley Barbour, political operative who campaigned for U.S. Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Stennis (Incumbent)	414,099	64.2
	Republican	Haley Barbour	230,927	35.8

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1982 and 1983