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Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Mississippi is the 15th most conservative state, voting
17.2% more Republican in the 2004 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Mississippi is trending REPUBLICAN.
GOP Trend Ranking
Mississippi ranks 10th among the 50 states.
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Race for the White House
GOP Candidates
John McCain - U. S. Senator from Arizona 
Mike Huckabee - Former Governor of Arkansas
Ron Paul - U. S. Congressman from Texas (CD-14)
Mitt Romney - Former Governor of Massachusetts
Rudy Giuliani - Former Mayor of New York City
Fred Thompson - Former U. S. Senator from Tennessee
Duncan Hunter - U. S. Congressman from California (CD-52)
DEM Candidates
Barack Obama - U. S. Senator from Illinois
Hillary Clinton - U. S. Senator from New York
Mike Gravel - Former U. S. Senator from Alaska
John Edwards - Former U. S. Senator from North Carolina
Bill Richardson - Governor of New Mexico
Dennis Kucinich - U. S. Congressman from Ohio (CD-10)
Party nominee -
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Regular
Incumbent: GOP incumbent Thad Cochran seeks a sixth term in 2008. He faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Thad Cochran - Incumbent
DEM Candidates
Erik Fleming - Mississippi State Representative
Party nominee -
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Special
Incumbent: Interim GOP Senator Roger Wicker was appointed to fill former Senator Trent Lott's seat. He is seeking election in his own right in 2008.
GOP Candidates
Roger Wicker - Interim U.S. Senator
DEM Candidates
Ronnie Musgrove - Former Mississippi Governor
Party nominee -
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District 1
Interim Incumbent: Democrat Travis Childers is seeking a full term in November after winning a special election earlier this year. He faced no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Charles "Greg" Davis - Mayor of Southaven
DEM Candidates
Travis Childers - Interim Incumbent
Party nominee -
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Projected winner listed first
District 2: Bennie Thompson (D)-inc vs. Richard Cook (R)
District 3: OPEN:Gregg Harper (R) vs. Joel Gill (D)
District 4: Gene Taylor (D)-inc vs. John McCay, III (R)
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Election Timeline
January 11, 2008 - Deadline to file for candidacy
March 11, 2008 - Presidential primary
March 11, 2008 - Primary elections
April 1, 2008 - Primary runoff
April 22 , 2008 - Special election, Senate and CD-1
May 13, 2008 - Special election runoff
November 4, 2008 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
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2 GOP |
| Representatives |
1 GOP, 3 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| Lt. Governor |
GOP |
| State Senate - DEM control |
24 GOP, 28 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
46 GOP, 73 DEM, 3 vacant |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Haley Barbour (R) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2011
Lt. Governor: Phil Bryant (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2011
Senior Senator: Thad Cochran (R) - 5th term, up for re-election in 2008
Junior Senator: Roger Wicker (R) - interim, special election in 2008
House District 1: Travis Childers (D) - 1st term (partial)
House District 2: Bennie Thompson (D) - 8th term
House District 3: Chip Pickering, Jr. (R) - 6th term (retiring)
House District 4: Gene Taylor (D) - 10th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 Result |
2002 Result |
2004 Result |
2006 Result |
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| President |
Solid GOP |
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Solid GOP |
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Senate |
| Class 1 |
Solid GOP |
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Solid GOP |
| Class 2 |
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Solid GOP |
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Governor
(2003-2007) |
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Mod GOP |
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Solid GOP |
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| House |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
2 GOP - 2 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-2 |
Solid DEM |
Strong DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
| CD-3 |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
Solid GOP |
| CD-4 |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
Solid DEM |
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| BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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