2018 Mississippi General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Mississippi 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Roger Wicker received 547.62k (29.1 %) votes, beating Cindy Hyde-Smith who gained 390k (20.73 %) by 157.62k votes in Mississippi.

Mike Espy won 21 counties out of the 82 counties that make up Mississippi. The record shows that Roger Wicker won 57 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 2M total number of votes were cast. Chris McDaniel got 154,878 (155k) over Cindy Hyde-Smith 389,995 (390k). He won the popular vote by 154,878 (155k). His victory in the State of Mississippi (with 154,878 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Rankin, DeSoto and Harrison), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Rankin, DeSoto and Harrison, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Roger Wicker, giving him a 29k vote advantage.