The 2002 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran overwhelmingly won re-election to a fifth term. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate, resulting in Reform Party candidate Shawn O'Hara winning 15.42%. O'Hara's percentage of the vote was more than double Ross Perot's statewide total of 5.84% in the 1996 presidential election. His percentage was also the highest percentage for a Reform candidate in a U.S. Senate election.

Major candidates Reform Shawn O'Hara, perennial candidate

Republican Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ball November 4, 2002

Results

By county CountyThad CochranRepublicanShawn O'HaraReformMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams6,62176.41%2,04423.59%4,57752.82%8,665Alcorn3,28488.52%42611.48%2,85877.04%3,710Amite3,81165.87%1,97534.13%1,83631.73%5,786Attala4,81085.07%84414.93%3,96670.15%5,654Benton1,27281.07%29718.93%97562.14%1,569Bolivar5,66083.27%1,13716.73%4,52366.54%6,797Calhoun2,61486.33%41413.67%2,20072.66%3,028Carroll2,21583.43%44016.57%1,77566.85%2,655Chickasaw3,29979.67%84220.33%2,45759.33%4,141Choctaw1,69887.26%24812.74%1,45074.51%1,946Claiborne1,38664.32%76935.68%61728.63%2,155Clarke3,75583.37%74916.63%3,00666.74%4,504Clay4,35672.05%1,69027.95%2,66644.10%6,046Coahoma3,03689.24%36610.76%2,67078.48%3,402Copiah5,31579.25%1,39220.75%3,92358.49%6,707Covington4,68584.07%88815.93%3,79768.13%5,573DeSoto10,43188.55%1,34911.45%9,08277.10%11,780Forrest13,77187.99%1,88012.01%11,89175.98%15,651Franklin2,47584.04%47015.96%2,00568.08%2,945George3,71790.15%4069.85%3,31180.31%4,123Greene2,25689.21%27310.79%1,98378.41%2,529Grenada4,67583.98%89216.02%3,78367.95%5,567Hancock7,03485.84%1,16014.16%5,87471.69%8,194Harrison35,95486.08%5,81613.92%30,13872.15%41,770Hinds46,68782.16%10,13817.84%36,54964.32%56,825Holmes2,73267.98%1,28732.02%1,44535.95%4,019Humphreys1,79773.53%64726.47%1,15047.05%2,444Issaquena42277.86%12022.14%30255.72%542Itawamba4,42486.66%68113.34%3,74373.32%5,105Jackson25,30589.22%3,05610.78%22,24978.45%28,361Jasper3,56475.48%1,15824.52%2,40650.95%4,722Jefferson1,22563.14%71536.86%51026.29%1,940Jefferson Davis2,96477.07%88222.93%2,08254.13%3,846Jones13,46388.49%1,75111.51%11,71276.98%15,214Kemper2,70183.29%54216.71%2,15966.57%3,243Lafayette5,60585.53%94814.47%4,65771.07%6,553Lamar10,06992.79%7827.21%9,28785.59%10,851Lauderdale17,39888.78%2,19811.22%15,20077.57%19,596Lawrence4,18683.29%84016.71%3,34666.57%5,026Leake4,32684.81%77515.19%3,55169.61%5,101Lee12,58588.76%1,59411.24%10,99177.52%14,179Leflore4,55379.17%1,19820.83%3,35558.34%5,751Lincoln8,70886.32%1,38013.68%7,32872.64%10,088Lowndes10,26884.14%1,93615.86%8,33268.27%12,204Madison20,10987.86%2,77912.14%17,33075.72%22,888Marion5,98886.41%94213.59%5,04672.81%6,930Marshall4,06877.83%1,15922.17%2,90955.65%5,227Monroe5,20482.29%1,12017.71%4,08464.58%6,324Montgomery2,81387.80%39112.20%2,42275.59%3,204Neshoba6,86490.57%7159.43%6,14981.13%7,579Newton5,49191.20%5308.80%4,96182.39%6,021Noxubee2,19470.25%92929.75%1,26540.51%3,123Oktibbeha7,79379.67%1,98820.33%5,80559.35%9,781Panola5,05879.74%1,28520.26%3,77359.48%6,343Pearl River7,21287.49%1,03112.51%6,18174.98%8,243Perry2,69588.51%35011.49%2,34577.01%3,045Pike8,77678.33%2,42821.67%6,34856.66%11,204Pontotoc4,53089.53%53010.47%4,00079.05%5,060Prentiss4,95187.54%70512.46%4,24675.07%5,656Quitman1,08873.07%40126.93%68746.14%1,489Rankin31,18093.02%2,3416.98%28,83986.03%33,521Scott5,50183.82%1,06216.18%4,43967.64%6,563Sharkey1,23378.74%33321.26%90057.47%1,566Simpson5,82381.77%1,29818.23%4,52563.54%7,121Smith5,07591.66%4628.34%4,61383.31%5,537Stone3,13289.77%35710.23%2,77579.54%3,489Sunflower3,47973.72%1,24026.28%2,23947.45%4,719Tallahatchie2,26174.67%76725.33%1,49449.34%3,028Tate3,36385.05%59114.95%2,77270.11%3,954Tippah3,64686.01%59313.99%3,05372.02%4,239Tishomingo3,34482.94%68817.06%2,65665.87%4,032Tunica55168.11%25831.89%29336.22%809Union4,67290.79%4749.21%4,19881.58%5,146Walthall3,53081.17%81918.83%2,71162.34%4,349Warren11,03686.76%1,68413.24%9,35273.52%12,720Washington8,26375.57%2,67124.43%5,59251.14%10,934Wayne4,38483.79%84816.21%3,53667.58%5,232Webster2,82988.99%35011.01%2,47977.98%3,179Wilkinson1,40360.45%91839.55%48520.90%2,321Winston5,66182.53%1,19817.47%4,46365.07%6,859Yalobusha2,20578.16%61621.84%1,58956.33%2,821Yazoo4,75282.90%98017.10%3,77265.81%5,732Totals533,26984.58%97,22615.42%436,04369.16%630,495

Counties that flipped from Reform to Republican Claiborne (largest municipality: Port Gibson) Holmes (Largest city: Durant) Wilkinson (Largest city: Centreville)

See also 2002 United States Senate elections

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