1988 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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The 1988 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis decided to retire instead of seeking a seventh full term. Republican Trent Lott won the open seat, becoming the first of his party to win this seat since 1874.
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County results Lott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dowdy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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This was the first time since the end of Reconstruction that Mississippi had two Republican senators serving concurrently.[1]