The 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008. The seat was regularly scheduled for election, unlike the special election

United States Senate special election in Mississippi, 2008

The 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008. This election is held on the same day of Thad Cochran's re-election bid in the United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2008. The rules of this special election is that the winner will serve rest of...

 taking place on the same day. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran

Thad Cochran

William Thad Cochran is the senior United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and was its chairman and 2005 to 2007.-Early life:He was born in Pontotoc,...

 won re-election to a sixth term.

Predictions

CQ Politics rated the race as 'Safe Republican'. The Cook Political Report considered it 'Solid Republican'. The Rothenberg Political Report considered it a 'Safe Republican'.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Fleming	Cochran
Rasmussen Reports	June 26, 2008	32%	59%
Rasmussen Reports	May 27, 2008	35%	58%

Results

External links

• Elections Division from the Mississippi Secretary of State
• U.S. Congress candidates for Mississippi at Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
  
  
• Mississippi, U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
  Congressional Quarterly
  Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...
  
  
• Mississippi U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
• Mississippi U.S. Senate race from 2008 Race Tracker
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
  Center for Responsive Politics
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• Cochran (R-i) vs Fleming (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Wicker (R-i) vs Musgrove (D) graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• Official campaign websites
  • Thad Cochran, Republican
  • Erik Fleming, Democratic
  • Ronnie Musgrove, Democratic
  • Roger Wicker, Republican
• The Real Roger Wicker site critical of Wicker by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
  The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is the Democratic Hill committee for the United States Senate. It is the only organization solely dedicated to electing Democrats to the United States Senate. The DSCC's current chair is Sen. Patty Murray, who succeeded Sen. Robert Menendez following...
  
  
• Musgrove Facts site critical of Musgrove by the National Republican Senatorial Committee
  National Republican Senatorial Committee
  The National Republican Senatorial Committee is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to that body. The NRSC was founded in 1916 as the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee...