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- Electoral votes: Six
- Polls open: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., local time
- Current polls: McCain leads Obama 52.2% to 41.7%Pollster.com: 2008 Mississippi Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
- Registered voters: 1,873,740 as of October 13, 2008Hattiesburg American: Number of area voters increases (October 20, 2008)
- Democratic Primary winner: Barack Obama
- Republican Primary winner: John McCain
- A high voter turnout is expected in several countiesHattiesburg American: Number of area voters increases (October 20, 2008)
- Special election being held to fill the seat vacated by longtime Mississippi Senator Trent Lott
- Lott, a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, resigned in 2007
- Republican Roger Wicker and Democrat Ronnie Musgrove are vying for Lott's open seat
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Six electoral votes are up for grabs in the state of Mississippi. According to polls taken in the days leading up to the election, Republican presidential nominee John McCain was leading Democrat Barack Obama by a more than 10% margin. McCain's lead at one time was much wider, but it began to narrow in September 2008. Polls in Mississippi close at 7 p.m. on election day.Pollster.com: 2008 Mississippi Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
Past Mississippi Winners
- 2004: George W. Bush
- 2000: George W. Bush
- 1996: Bob Dole
- 1992: George H. W. Bush
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Mississippi Polls and Exit Polls
- CNN: Mississippi Exit Polls
- MSNBC: Mississippi Exit Polls
- RealClearPolitics: Mississippi: McCain vs. Obama
- Pollster.com: 2008 Mississippi Presidential General Election: McCain vs Obama
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Mississippi Exit Polls Questions
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