2020 Mississippi General Election Story (Senate)

A head to head comparison of the Mississippi 2020 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Cindy Hyde-Smith received 709.5k (55.1 %) votes, beating Mike Espy who gained 578.7k (44.9 %) by 130.8k votes in Mississippi.

Mike Espy won 31 counties out of the 82 counties that make up Mississippi. The record shows that Cindy Hyde-Smith won 51 counties.

During the 2020 general elections, over 1M total number of votes were cast. Cindy Hyde-Smith got 709,511 (710k) over Mike Espy 578,691 (579k). He won the popular vote by 709,511 (710k). His victory in the State of Mississippi (with 709,511 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, Harrison and DeSoto), 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

Hinds, DeSoto and Harrison, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Mike Espy, giving him a 2k vote advantage.