RepublicanNot in office · last served 2020Last on a ballot: Nov 2014
Thad Cochran
Thad Cochran ran in 8 elections between 1976 and 2014, winning 8. Served in the U.S. House (MS-4) and the U.S. Senate (Mississippi).
- Elections
- 8
- 1976–2014
- Won
- 8
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Cochran was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cochran has run
Margin: how far Cochran finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | Travis Childers (D), Shawn O'Hara (REF) | 59.9% | R+22.0 | $7.1M |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | Erik Fleming (D) | 61.4% | R+22.9 | $2.2M |
| 2002 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | Shawn O'Hara (REF) | 84.6% | R+69.2 | $1.7M |
| 1996 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | James W. (bootie) Hunt (D), Ted C. Weill (I) | 71% | R+43.6 | $787.2K |
| 1990 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | $1.3M |
| 1984 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | William F. Winter (D) | 60.9% | R+21.9 | $2.8M |
| 1978 | U.S. Senate, Mississippi | General | Won | Maurice Dantin (D), James Charles Evers (I), Henry Jay Kirksey (I) | 45.3% | R+13.5 | — |
| 1976 | U.S. House, MS-4 | General | Won | Sterling P. Davis (D), B. L. Norman (I), Luther G. Latham (I) | 76% | R+54.4 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Cochran has held
- U.S. Senate, Mississippi · 1979–2020
- U.S. House, MS-4 · 1977–1978
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Cochran has run against
- Travis Childers (D) · 2014 election, won
- Erik Fleming (D) · 2008 election, won
- Shawn O'Hara (REF) · 2002 election, won
- James W. (bootie) Hunt (D) · 1996 election, won
- William F. Winter (D) · 1984 election, won
- Maurice Dantin (D) · 1978 election, won
- Sterling P. Davis (D) · 1976 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)