1988 United States Senate election in Mississippi
The 1988 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis decided to retire instead of seeking a seventh full term. Republican Trent Lott won the open seat, becoming the first of his party to win this seat since 1874.
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County results Lott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dowdy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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This was the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Mississippi had two Republican senators serving concurrently.
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