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Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Mississippi Congressional Results
Third Party Filing Deadline: 1/10/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 1/11/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 1/11/08, Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 1/14/08, Primary: 3/11/08, Primary Run-off: 4/1/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 9/5/08, General Election 11/4/08, General Run-off: 11/18/08,
Last Updated: December 7, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.7% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 43.0%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 56.2%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.2%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.2%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| Ted C. Weill (Rfm-MS) 0.04%, |
Senator, 84.9% in '02, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Republican, |
| '06 nominee / ex-St. Rep. Erik R. Fleming (D) 38.6%, |
W. Thad Cochran (R) 61.4%, |
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Senator, 63.6% in '06, C. Trent Lott (R) resigned 12/18/07 during 4th term, special election in 2008, next election in 2012 for full term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 10th Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Republican AdvantageRoll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| ex-Gov. David R. "Ronnie" Musgrove (D) 45.0%, |
U.S. Rep. Roger F. Wicker (R) 55.0%, |
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1st Congressional District, 53.7% in '08 Special Election, 1st term, Roger F. Wicker (R) appointed to the U.S. Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| chancery clerk Travis W. Childers (D) 54.5%, |
Mayor Charles G. "Greg" Davis (R) 43.9%, |
restaurant owner Wally Pang (I) 1.1%, |
| prof. John M. Wages, Jr. (G) 0.5%, |
2nd Congressional District, 64.1% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Bennie G. Thompson (D) 69.1%, |
Richard Cook (R) 30.9%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 77.7% in '06, Charles W. "Chip" Pickering Jr. (R) retiring after 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| Pickens Alderman Joel L. Gill (D) 37.5%, |
Rankin County GOP Chairman Gregg Harper (R) 62.5%, |
'00 Senate candidate / '04 & '06 congressional candidate confederate heritage activist Jim Giles (WI), |
4th Congressional District, 79.9% in '06, 10th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Gene Taylor (D) 74.5%, |
minister John McCay, III (R) 25.5%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Mississippi Political Parties:
4. Mississippi Media Links:
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