2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi

2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi
November 5, 2002
 
Nominee Thad Cochran Shawn O'Hara
Party Republican Reform
Popular vote 533,269 97,226
Percentage 84.58% 15.42%
County results
Cochran:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election

Thad Cochran
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Thad Cochran
Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran overwhelmingly won re-election to a fifth term. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate, resulting in Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara winning 15.42%. O'Hara's percentage of the vote was more than double Ross Perot's statewide total of 5.84% in the 1996 presidential election. His percentage was also the highest percentage for a Reform candidate in a U.S. Senate election.

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