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• John McCain won Mississippi's six electoral votes in the 2008 presidential election. In polls taken in the days leading up to the 2008 general election, Republican presidential nominee John McCain led Democrat Barack Obama consistently by more than 10 percentage points. Since the late 1960s, the state has voted overwhelmingly "red" in presidential elections on all but one occasion— Mississippi voters chose Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. 270Towin.com: Mississippi Presidential Election History Pollster.com: 2008 Mississippi Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama In the state's two senatorial races, incumbents Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker both won. Wicker was originally appointed to the seat by Governor Haley Barbour after the retirement of Trent Lott.

• Fast Facts

  1. Electoral votes: Six
  2. Polls open: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., local time
  3. Pre-election polls: McCain leads Obama 52.2% to 41.7%Pollster.com: 2008 Mississippi Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
  4. Registered voters: 1,873,740 as of October 13, 2008Hattiesburg American: Number of area voters increases (October 20, 2008)
  5. Democratic Primary winner: Barack Obama
  6. Republican Primary winner: John McCain
  7. Scattered problems statewide reported with voting machines in several counties on November 4, 2008The Hattiesburg American: ...Update on voter complications

• Other Mississippi Races

  • Senate:
    • Incumbent: Thad Cochran (R)
    • Challenger: Erik R. Fleming (D)
    • Recent poll numbers: Cochran was leading Fleming 59% to 32% in late June
      • Winner: Thad Cochran

  2008Rasmussen Reports: Election 2008: Mississippi Senate

  • Senate: Special election to fill seat vacated by the resignation of Trent Lott
    • Incumbent: Roger Wicker (R)
    • Challenger: Ronnie Musgrove (D)
      • Winner: Roger Wicker
  • Representatives races in all four congressional districts

• Past Mississippi Winners

  • 2004: George W. Bush
  • 2000: George W. Bush
  • 1996: Bob Dole
  • 1992: George H. W. Bush
  • 1988: George H. W. Bush
  • 1984: Ronald Reagan
  • 1980: Ronald Reagan
  • 1976: Jimmy Carter
  • 1972: Richard Nixon
  • 1968: George Wallace

• Mississippi Government

  • Governor: Haley Barbour (R)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Phil Bryant
  • Attorney General: Jim Hood
  • Senators: Thad Cochran (R), Roger Wicker (R)

• Related Pages on Mahalo

  Mississippi Exit Polls | Mississippi | Presidential Polls 2008 | Thad Cochran | Roger Wicker | Ronnie Musgrove | Trent Lott | Election 2008 | Where to Vote | Frank Melton

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