1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi

November 3, 1970

Nominee John C. Stennis William Richard Thompson Party Democratic Independent Popular vote 286,622 37,593 Percentage 88.40% 11.60%

County results Stennis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election John C. Stennis Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John C. Stennis Democratic

The 1970 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fifth term, easily defeating independent candidate William Richard Thompson.

This race would be one of only two races where Stennis would face a general election challenger; as in his other races he had no general election opposition.

General election

Results

General election results^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	286,622	88.40%	11.60
	Independent	William Richard Thompson	37,593	11.60%	N/A
Total votes			324,215	100.00%

See also

• 1970 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1970" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1970".