2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi
The 2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Mississippi , concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election , as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections .
Incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won reelection to a full term against Democratic nominee Mike Espy , in a rematch of the 2018 special election . Despite being outspent nearly four to one,[ 1] Hyde-Smith won by a ten-point margin; however, she underperformed Republican president Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by around 6 points.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Tobey Bartee, former military intelligence officer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 [ 10]
Jensen Bohren, teacher, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[ 11]
Declined
Endorsements
Results
Results by county
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Nominee
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Executive Branch officials
Organizations
Mike Espy (D)
Executive Branch officials
Joe Biden , 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. Senator from Delaware (1973–2009)[ 33]
Barack Obama , 44th president of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)[ 34]
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State officials
Notable individuals
Organizations
Unions
Polling
Graphical summary
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Mike Espy (D)
Other
Undecided
Data For Progress [ 46]
October 27 – November 1, 2020
562 (LV)
± 4.1%
50%
47%
4%[ a]
–
Civiqs /Daily Kos [ 47]
October 23–26, 2020
507 (LV)
± 5.3%
52%
44%
3%[ b]
2%
The Progress Campaign (D) [ 48]
October 23, 2020
– (V)[ c]
–
48%
43%
–
–
Tyson Group (R) [ 49] [ A]
August 28–30, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4%
41%
40%
–
18%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D) [ 50]
July 30 – August 9, 2020
600 (LV)
± 4.1%
47%
42%
3%[ d]
8%
Public Policy Polling (D) [ 51] [ C]
May 27–28, 2020
871 (V)
± 3.3%
49%
41%
–
10%
Impact Management Group (R) [ 52]
May 4–7, 2020
606 (LV)
± 4.4%
58%
31%
3%[ e]
9%[ f]
Tyson Group (R) [ 49] [ A]
March 10–12, 2020
600 (LV)
–
54%
28%
–
18%
The Progress Campaign (D) [ 53]
March 3–7, 2020
826 (V)
–
52%
44%
–
4%[ g]
Mason-Dixon [ 54]
February 26–28, 2020
625 (LV)
± 4.0%
53%
43%
–
4%
Chism Strategies [ 55]
January 3–7, 2020
618 (LV)
± 3.9%
44%
36%
–
20%
Results
By county
By county
County[ 57]
Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican
Mike Espy Democratic
Jimmy EdwardsLibertarian
Margin
Total votes
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adams
5,416
39.37
8,190
59.53
152
1.10
-2,774
-20.16
13,758
Alcorn
11,616
74.29
3,641
23.29
378
2.42
7,975
51.01
15,635
Amite
4,347
60.62
2,750
38.35
74
1.03
1,597
22.27
7,171
Attala
4,888
55.42
3,824
43.36
108
1.22
1,064
12.06
8,820
Benton
2,320
54.21
1,868
43.64
92
2.15
452
10.56
4,280
Bolivar
4,317
31.40
9,330
67.86
102
0.74
-5,013
-36.46
13,749
Calhoun
4,341
65.86
2,138
32.44
112
1.70
2,203
33.42
6,591
Carroll
3,716
64.93
1,923
33.60
84
1.47
1,793
31.33
5,723
Chickasaw
3,913
47.96
4,134
50.67
112
1.37
-221
-2.71
8,159
Choctaw
2,811
66.78
1,320
31.36
78
1.85
1,491
35.42
4,209
Claiborne
555
12.37
3,907
87.05
26
0.58
-3,352
-74.69
4,488
Clarke
5,169
61.93
3,053
36.58
125
1.50
2,116
25.35
8,347
Clay
4,006
38.95
6,171
59.99
109
1.06
-2,165
-21.05
10,286
Coahoma
2,133
25.05
6,337
74.41
46
0.54
-4,204
-49.37
8,516
Copiah
6,062
46.96
6,730
52.13
118
0.91
-668
-5.17
12,910
Covington
5,604
59.80
3,637
38.81
131
1.40
1,967
20.99
9,372
DeSoto
43,171
56.76
31,115
40.91
1,768
2.33
12,056
15.85
76,054
Forrest
16,079
50.81
14,871
46.99
695
2.20
1,208
3.82
31,645
Franklin
2,833
63.56
1,570
35.23
54
1.21
1,263
28.34
4,457
George
8,811
80.72
1,844
16.89
260
2.38
6,967
63.83
10,915
Greene
4,395
76.84
1,196
20.91
129
2.25
3,199
55.93
5,720
Grenada
5,654
51.72
5,120
46.84
157
1.44
534
4.88
10,931
Hancock
14,537
70.02
5,651
27.22
573
2.76
8,886
42.80
20,761
Harrison
43,180
57.04
30,367
40.12
2,152
2.84
12,813
16.93
75,699
Hinds
23,661
23.65
75,467
75.44
910
0.91
-51,806
-51.77
100,038
Holmes
1,230
15.25
6,798
84.30
36
0.45
-5,568
-69.05
8,064
Humphreys
1,023
24.43
3,135
74.88
29
0.69
-2,112
-50.44
4,187
Issaquena
309
45.37
367
53.89
5
0.73
-58
-8.52
681
Itawamba
8,818
82.04
1,680
15.63
251
2.33
7,138
66.41
10,749
Jackson
33,608
61.93
19,334
35.63
1,325
2.44
14,274
26.30
54,267
Jasper
4,102
46.88
4,556
52.07
92
1.05
-454
-5.19
8,750
Jefferson Davis
2,400
38.70
3,758
60.59
44
0.71
-1,358
-21.90
6,202
Jefferson
476
12.15
3,428
87.54
12
0.31
-2,952
-75.38
3,916
Jones
19,917
66.43
9,422
31.43
641
2.14
10,495
35.01
29,980
Kemper
1,720
36.40
2,965
62.75
40
0.85
-1,245
-26.35
4,725
Lafayette
12,127
51.90
10,806
46.25
432
1.85
1,321
5.65
23,365
Lamar
19,588
68.88
8,157
28.68
693
2.44
11,431
40.20
28,438
Lauderdale
17,082
54.89
13,537
43.50
501
1.61
3,545
11.39
31,120
Lawrence
4,222
64.00
2,318
35.14
57
0.86
1,904
28.86
6,597
Leake
4,991
54.21
4,123
44.79
92
1.00
868
9.43
9,206
Lee
22,739
61.70
13,372
36.28
745
2.02
9,367
25.42
36,856
Leflore
2,914
26.72
7,936
72.76
57
0.52
-5,022
-46.04
10,907
Lincoln
11,378
67.72
5,256
31.28
168
1.00
6,122
36.44
16,802
Lowndes
13,010
47.79
13,843
50.85
369
1.36
-833
-3.06
27,222
Madison
30,038
53.42
25,374
45.12
823
1.46
4,664
8.29
56,235
Marion
7,821
64.19
4,177
34.28
187
1.53
3,644
29.91
12,185
Marshall
6,904
43.96
8,590
54.69
212
1.35
-1,686
-10.74
15,706
Monroe
10,516
60.89
6,441
37.29
314
1.82
4,075
23.59
17,271
Montgomery
2,738
53.81
2,264
44.50
86
1.69
474
9.32
5,088
Neshoba
7,797
67.03
3,602
30.96
234
2.01
4,195
36.06
11,633
Newton
6,659
65.77
3,290
32.49
176
1.74
3,369
33.27
10,125
Noxubee
1,178
22.07
4,138
77.53
21
0.39
-2,960
-55.46
5,337
Oktibbeha
8,592
43.45
10,870
54.97
313
1.58
-2,278
-11.52
19,775
Panola
7,425
47.60
7,953
50.99
220
1.41
-528
-3.39
15,598
Pearl River
17,814
75.33
5,053
21.37
780
3.30
12,761
53.96
23,647
Perry
4,204
71.24
1,555
26.35
142
2.41
2,649
44.89
5,901
Pike
8,044
46.37
9,048
52.15
257
1.48
-1,004
-5.79
17,349
Pontotoc
10,803
75.52
3,164
22.12
337
2.36
7,639
53.40
14,304
Prentiss
7,651
72.22
2,714
25.62
229
2.16
4,937
46.60
10,594
Quitman
883
27.27
2,307
71.25
48
1.48
-1,424
-43.98
3,238
Rankin
48,502
68.82
20,315
28.82
1,664
2.36
28,187
39.99
70,481
Scott
5,933
55.28
4,649
43.31
151
1.41
1,284
11.96
10,733
Sharkey
663
30.40
1,511
69.28
7
0.32
-848
-38.88
2,181
Simpson
7,381
62.43
4,303
36.40
138
1.17
3,078
26.04
11,822
Smith
6,202
74.64
1,977
23.79
130
1.57
4,225
50.85
8,309
Stone
5,609
71.38
2,051
26.10
198
2.52
3,558
45.28
7,858
Sunflower
2,623
27.08
7,020
72.48
42
0.43
-4,397
-45.40
9,685
Tallahatchie
2,309
40.59
3,316
58.29
64
1.25
-1,007
-17.70
5,689
Tate
8,071
61.98
4,694
36.05
256
1.97
3,377
25.93
13,021
Tippah
7,394
73.69
2,432
24.24
208
2.07
4,962
49.45
10,034
Tishomingo
7,216
79.59
1,594
17.58
256
2.82
5,622
62.01
9,066
Tunica
814
22.78
2,717
76.04
42
1.18
-1,903
-53.26
3,573
Union
9,572
75.63
2,660
21.02
424
3.35
6,912
54.61
12,656
Walthall
4,005
56.54
2,993
42.25
86
1.21
1,012
14.29
7,084
Warren
9,912
47.18
10,853
51.65
246
1.17
-941
-4.48
21,011
Washington
4,891
26.94
13,155
72.46
109
0.60
-8,264
-45.52
18,155
Wayne
5,984
59.35
3,954
39.22
144
1.43
2,030
20.13
10,082
Webster
4,067
75.62
1,198
22.28
113
2.10
2,869
53.35
5,378
Wilkinson
1,295
31.76
2,702
66.27
80
1.96
-1,407
-32.06
4,077
Winston
4,846
52.32
4,303
46.45
114
1.23
543
5.86
9,263
Yalobusha
3,415
52.47
3,005
46.17
88
1.35
410
6.30
6,508
Yazoo
4,551
43.62
5,804
55.63
79
0.76
-1,253
-12.01
10,434
Totals
709,511
54.11
578,691
44.13
23,152
1.77
130,820
9.98
1,311,354
By congressional district
Hyde-Smith won three of four congressional districts.[ 58]
Notes
^ Edwards (L) with 3%; "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
^ Edwards (L) with 2%; "Someone else" with 1%
^ Not yet released
^ "Third party" with 3%
^ Edwards (L) with 3%
^ Includes "refused"
^ Listed as "other/undecided"
Partisan clients
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