2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker was re-elected to a second full term, defeating his Democratic challenger, David Baria.
The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018, and the primary election was held on June 5, 2018, with a runoff on June 26 if a party's primary fails to produce a majority winner.[1] The race took place on the same day as the nonpartisan jungle primary for the other U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, which was vacated by Thad Cochran in the spring of 2018.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Roger Wicker, incumbent U.S. Senator[2]
- Richard Boyanton, businessman[3]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chris McDaniel, state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[4][5][6][7][8] (running for the Class 2 U.S. Senate seat)[9][10]
Endorsements
[edit]Roger Wicker
- U.S. Presidents
- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States[11]
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States[12]
- Governors
- Phil Bryant, Mississippi[13]
- Statewide Officials
- Greg Snowden, Speaker pro tempore of the Mississippi House of Representatives[14]
- U.S. Senators
- Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania[15]
- Mississippi State Officials
- Dane Maxwell, Mayor of Pascagoula[16]
Chris McDaniel (withdrawn)
Hypothetical polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Roger Wicker | Chris McDaniel | Tate Reeves | Undecided |
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Triumph Campaigns | April 10–11, 2018 | 446 | – | 66% | 16% | – | 18% |
JMC Analytics | February 15–17, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 38% | – | 15% | 47% |
38% | 20% | – | 42% | ||||
Mason-Dixon | December 13–15, 2017 | 400 | ± 5.0% | 49% | 33% | – | 18% |
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Wicker) | April 22–25, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.2% | 55% | 30% | – | 14% |
Results
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/2018MSUSSENGOP.svg/230px-2018MSUSSENGOP.svg.png)
Map legend
- Wicker—≥90%
- Wicker—80–90%
- Wicker—70–80%
- Wicker—60–70%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roger Wicker (incumbent) | 130,118 | 82.79% | |
Republican | Richard Boyanton | 27,052 | 17.21% | |
Total votes | 157,170 | 100% |
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- David Baria, Mississippi House of Representatives Minority Leader[21]
- Jensen Bohren[22]
- Jerone Garland[23]
- Victor G. Maurice Jr.[23]
- Omeria Scott, state representative[24]
- Howard Sherman, businessman and husband of actress Sela Ward[25]
Declined
[edit]- Jeramey Anderson, state representative (running for MS-4)[26][27]
- Brandon Presley, chair of the Mississippi Public Service Commission[28][29]
Endorsements
[edit]Jensen Bohren
David Baria
- Organizations
- End Citizens United[34]
- Mississippi AFL-CIO[35]
- Mississippi Association of Educators [36]
- Sierra Club[37]
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | David Baria | Jensen Bohren | Omeria Scott | Howard Sherman | Undecided |
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Triumph Campaigns | April 10–11, 2018 | 446 | 7% | 4% | 9% | 2% | 79% |
Hypothetical polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Baria | Chuck Espy | Jim Hood | Bennie Thompson | Undecided |
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Triumph Campaigns | January 29, 2018 | 2,145 | ± 1.8% | – | – | 33% | 47% | 20% |
10% | 34% | – | – | 56% |
Results
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Mississippi_US_Senate_Democratic_primary%2C_2018.svg/230px-Mississippi_US_Senate_Democratic_primary%2C_2018.svg.png)
Map legend
- Sherman—50–60%
- Sherman—40–50%
- Sherman—30–40%
- Baria—30–40%
- Baria—40–50%
- Baria—50–60%
- Baria—60–70%
- Baria—80–90%
- Scott—30–40%
- Scott—40–50%
- Scott—50–60%
- Scott—70–80%
- Scott—80–90%
- Garland—50–60%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Howard Sherman | 27,957 | 31.79% | |
Democratic | David Baria | 27,244 | 30.98% | |
Democratic | Omeria Scott | 21,278 | 24.20% | |
Democratic | Victor G. Maurice Jr. | 4,361 | 4.96% | |
Democratic | Jerone Garland | 4,266 | 4.85% | |
Democratic | Jensen Bohren | 2,825 | 3.21% | |
Total votes | 87,931 | 100% |
Runoff results
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/2018_MS_US_Senate_Democratic_runoff.svg/230px-2018_MS_US_Senate_Democratic_runoff.svg.png)
Map legend
- Baria—≥90%
- Baria—80–90%
- Baria—70–80%
- Baria—60–70%
- Baria—50–60%
- Sherman—50–60%
- Sherman—60–70%
- Sherman—70–80%
- Sherman—80–90%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | David Baria | 44,156 | 58.64% | |
Democratic | Howard Sherman | 31,149 | 41.36% | |
Total votes | 75,305 | 100% |
Independents and third party candidates
[edit]Libertarian Party
[edit]Declared
[edit]Reform Party
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Shawn O'Hara, perennial candidate[23]
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[40] | Safe R | October 26, 2018 |
Inside Elections[41] | Safe R | November 1, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[42] | Safe R | November 5, 2018 |
Fox News[43] | Likely R | July 9, 2018 |
CNN[44] | Safe R | July 12, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[45] | Safe R | June 2018 |
Fundraising
[edit]Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2018 | |||
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Candidate | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand |
Roger Wicker (R) | $5,349,028 | $3,831,418 | $3,138,044 |
David Baria (D) | $532,629 | $528,325 | $72,922 |
Source: Federal Election Commission[46] |
Polling
[edit]Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Roger Wicker (R) | David Baria (D) | Danny Bedwell (L) | Other | Undecided |
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Change Research | November 2–4, 2018 | 1,003 | – | 48% | 40% | 5% | 3%[47] | – |
Marist College | October 13–18, 2018 | 511 LV | ± 6.1% | 57% | 31% | 2% | 2%[48] | 9% |
60% | 32% | – | 2% | 7% | ||||
856 RV | ± 4.7% | 54% | 30% | 3% | 2%[48] | 10% | ||
57% | 32% | – | 2% | 9% | ||||
SurveyMonkey | September 9–24, 2018 | 985 | ± 4.3% | 43% | 29% | – | – | 27% |
Triumph Campaigns | July 30–31, 2018 | 2,100 | ± 3.5% | 53% | 32% | 1% | 2%[49] | 12% |
Triumph Campaigns | April 10–11, 2018 | 1,000 | ± 3.0% | 48% | 31% | – | – | 21% |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Roger Wicker (incumbent) | 547,619 | 58.49% | +1.33% | |
Democratic | David Baria | 369,567 | 39.47% | −1.08% | |
Libertarian | Danny Bedwell | 12,981 | 1.39% | N/A | |
Reform | Shawn O'Hara | 6,048 | 0.65% | −0.41% | |
Total votes | 936,215 | 100% | N/A | ||
Republican hold |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Copiah (Largest city: Hazlehurst)
- Panola (Largest city: Batesville)
- Pike (Largest city: McComb)
- Yazoo (Largest city: Yazoo City)
By congressional district
[edit]Wicker won 3 of 4 congressional districts.[51]
District | Wicker | Baria | Representative |
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1st | 66% | 32% | Trent Kelly |
2nd | 38% | 61% | Bennie Thompson |
3rd | 62% | 36% | Michael Guest |
4th | 68% | 30% | Steven Palazzo |
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If Senator Chris McDaniel chooses to run for U.S. Senate, he will have our support and the support of these state and local leaders, along with many of their grassroots organizations... We are ready to hit the ground running to elect Chris McDaniel.
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In 2014, the common folks of Mississippi made the very definite statement that we are not being heard and those in power have no intention of hearing us... One person, Chris McDaniel, had the courage to say enough is enough. We almost got it done and common people all over the country recognized what we nearly accomplished. We support Chris McDaniel's efforts to reestablish governance by the consent of the governed.
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Year after year, our Senators and Congressmen rank so low on most conservative scorecards. It's time we elect a Senator who truly represents Mississippi's conservative constituency.
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- ^ Shawn O'Hara (Reform) with 3%
- ^ a b Shawn O'Hara (Reform) with 1%, other with 1%
- ^ Shawn O'Hara (Reform) with 2%
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External links
[edit]- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
- Official campaign websites