2014Final results
2014 election for U.S. Senate in Mississippi
U.S. Senate · Mississippi
Thad Cochran (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Travis Childers (D) by 22.0 points.
Thad CochranRepublican · winner
59.9%378,481
Travis ChildersDemocrat
37.9%239,439
Shawn O'HaraReform
2.2%13,938
631,858 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Travis ChildersThad Cochran
$691.8K
Raised by the campaign
$7.1M
$689K
Spent by the campaign
$7.6M
$2.8K
Cash on hand
$21.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014