2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi

See also: 2020 United States Senate elections

2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi

November 3, 2020

Nominee Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Espy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 709,539 578,806 Percentage 54.10% 44.13%

County Results Hyde-Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Espy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Senator before election Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican Elected U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican

An election happened on November 3, 2020 to elect a Senator from the U.S. state of Mississippi. The main two people in the election were Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican Party) and Mike Espy (Democratic Party). Hyde-Smith won the election and stayed as Senator.

Primary elections happened on March 10, 2020. There were three people in the Democratic Party primary: Mike Espy, Tobey Bartee, and Jensen Bohren. Espy won this primary. Only Cindy Hyde-Smith was in the Republican Party primary as she was already a Sneator. The Libertarian Party chose Jimmy Edwards for the election.^[1]

Democratic Party primary

Results by county

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•   Espy—≥90%
•   Espy—80–90%
•   Espy—70–80%
•   Bartee—50–60%

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Espy	250,496	93.12%
	Democratic	Tobey Bartee	11,148	4.14%
	Democratic	Jensen Bohren	7,345	2.74%
Total votes			268,989	100.0%

Republican Party primary

Republican primary results^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent)	235,463	100.0%
Total votes			235,463	100.0%

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Jimmy Edwards^[4]

Results

United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2020[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent)	709,539	54.10%	+0.25%
	Democratic	Mike Espy	578,806	44.13%	-2.02%
	Libertarian	Jimmy Edwards	23,152	1.77%	N/A
Total votes			1,311,497	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

1. "United States Senate election in Mississippi, 2020 (March 10 Democratic primary)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
2. "2020 State Democratic Party Certified Primary Election Results". MS DEMS. June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
3. "2020 State Republican Party Certified Primary Election Results". MS GOP. June 3, 2020. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
4. Pettus, Emily (Mar 11, 2020). "Espy wins Mississippi US Senate primary, setting up rematch with Hyde-Smith". Associated Press. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
5. "State of Mississippi OFFICIAL 2020 GENERAL ELECTION CERTIFIED RESULTS" (PDF). State of Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved December 14, 2020.