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As of February 2022, 51 people have served as U.S. senators from Mississippi. John C. Stennis was Mississippi's longest-serving senator (1947–1989). Mississippi last elected a Democrat in 1982, and both seats have been occupied by the Republicans since 1989.
9 kwi 2018 · A special election for Mississippi's Class 2 Senate seat was held on November 6, 2018. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R), who was appointed to succeed former Senator Thad Cochran (R), won the election to serve out the remainder of Cochran's term, ending in January 2021.
William Thad Cochran (/ ˈkɒkrən / KOK-rən; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978.
8 mar 2024 · Longtime Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, 72, is looking to secure his fourth term as a United States Senator representing Mississippi. The Pontotoc native was first elected as a senator...
11 paź 2024 · Cindy Hyde-Smith. Republican. Since Apr 9, 2018. Next Election in 2026. (About Ads | Hide These Ads) Find your U.S. Congress senators and representative in Mississippi using a map.
30 maj 2014 · Longtime political observer Marty Wiseman considers Cochran-McDaniel showdown one of the most dramatic intra-party skirmishes in decades, comparing it to racial strife among Democrats in the...
24 sty 2019 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A longtime Mississippi lawmaker who recently stepped down from a leadership post has had a stroke. Republican Sen. Terry Burton of Newton was hospitalized Thursday and his family is requesting privacy, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement.
