The2018 United States Senate special 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. On April 1, 2018, a U.S. Senate vacancy was created when Republican senatorThad Cochran resigned due to health concerns.[ 1] Phil Bryant appointed RepublicanCindy Hyde-Smith to fill the vacancy.[ 2] [ 3]
On November 6, 2018, per Mississippi law, a nonpartisan top-two special general election took place on the same day as the regularly scheduledU.S. Senate election for the seat then held byRoger Wicker . Party affiliations were not printed on the ballot.[ 4] Mike Espy ,[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The victory made Hyde-Smith the first woman ever elected toCongress from Mississippi.[ 8]
Note: Special elections in Mississippi are officially nonpartisan; however, each candidate's political party affiliation is indicated below. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)
Executive branch officials Senators US representatives Governors Statewide officials Political operatives Henry Barbour, Republican National Committeeman for Mississippi Jeanne Luckey, Republican National Committeewoman for Mississippi[ 28] Organizations Chris McDaniel (R)
US Representatives State legislators Political operatives Tommy Barnett, treasurer of Remember Mississippi super PAC[ 39] Grant Sowell, chair of the Tupelo Tea Party[ 40] Laura Van Overschelde, chair of the Mississippi Tea Party[ 41] Individuals Organizations Mike Espy (D)
Executive branch officials Senators US representatives Governors Mayors Individuals Organizations Campaign finance reports as of October 12, 2018 Candidate Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Cindy Hyde-Smith $1,654,032 $264,232 $1,389,799 Mike Espy $408,236 $126,760 $281,476 Chris McDaniel $327,263 $171,208 $156,054 Source: Federal Election Commission[ 67]
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin CindyHyde-Smith Mike Chris Tobey Other Undecided Change Research (D) [ 68] November 2–4, 2018 1,003 – 27% 40% 28% 1% – – NBC News /Marist [ 69] October 13–18, 2018 511 LV ± 6.1% 38% 29% 15% 2% <1% 15% 856 RV ± 4.7% 36% 28% 14% 3% 1% 17% SurveyMonkey [ 70] September 9–24, 2018 985 ± 4.3% 24% 25% 19% 4% – 27% Neighborhood Research Corporation (R-Courageous Conservatives PAC) [ 71] August 22–23 and 27–30, 2018 304 ± 5.0% 27% 28% 18% – – 27% The Mellman Group (D-Espy) [ 72] August 1–7, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 29% 27% 17% – – – Triumph Campaigns [ 73] July 30–31, 2018 2,100 ± 3.5% 41% 27% 15% 1% – 16% GS Strategy Group (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) [ 74] May 1–3, 2018 500 ± 4.4% 30% 22% 17% – 4%[ 75] – Triumph Campaigns [ 76] April 10–11, 2018 1,000 ± 3.0% 33% 33% 13% – 6%[ 77] 15% Chism Strategies (D-Espy) [ 78] March 27, 2018 603 ± 4.0% 27% 34% 21% – – 18%
During the runoff campaign, while appearing with cattle rancher Colin Hutchinson inTupelo, Mississippi , Hyde-Smith said, "If he invited me to a public hanging, I'd be in the front row." Hyde-Smith's comment immediately drew harsh criticism, given Mississippi's notorious history oflynchings ofAfrican-Americans . In response to the criticism, Hyde-Smith downplayed her comment as "an exaggerated expression of regard" and characterized the backlash as "ridiculous."[ 80] [ 81] [ 82] [ 83] [ 84] [ 85]
Hyde-Smith joined Mississippi GovernorPhil Bryant at a news conference inJackson, Mississippi on November 12, 2018, where she was asked repeatedly about her comment by reporters. In the footage, Hyde-Smith adamantly refused to provide any substantive answer to reporters' questions, responding on five occasions with variations of, "I put out a statement yesterday, and that's all I'm gonna say about it."[ 86] [ 87] [ 88]
On November 15, 2018, Hyde-Smith appeared in a video clip saying that it would be "a great idea" to make it more difficult for liberals to vote.[ 89] Lamar White Jr. , a Louisiana blogger and journalist.[ 90] Jefferson Davis ' home, a historic site.[ 91] [ 91]
2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi runoff debate No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Espy 1 November 20, 2018 Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Maggie Wade [ 92] P P
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin CindyHyde-Smith Mike Other Undecided Change Research (D) [ 100] November 25, 2018 1,211 – 51% 46% – – JMC Analytics /Bold Blue Campaigns (D) [ 101] November 19–21 and 23–24, 2018 684 ± 4.0% 54% 44% – 1% NBC News /Marist [ 69] October 13–18, 2018 511 LV ± 6.1% 50% 36% 1% 13% 856 RV ± 4.7% 47% 38% 1% 14% The Mellman Group (D-Espy) [ 72] August 1–7, 2018 600 ± 4.0% 38% 41% – – Triumph Campaigns [ 73] July 30–31, 2018 2,100 ± 3.5% 48% 34% – 18% Mason-Dixon [ 102] April 12–14, 2018 625 ± 4.0% 46% 34% – 20% Triumph Campaigns [ 76] April 10–11, 2018 1,000 ± 3.0% 42% 36% – 23%
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with Chris McDaniel and Mike Espy
2018 United States Senate special runoff election in Mississippi[ 79] Candidate Votes % ± Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent)486,769 53.63% -6.27% Mike Espy 420,819 46.37% +8.48% Total votes 907,588 100% N/A
County[ 105] Cindy Hyde-Smith Mike Espy Margin Total # % # % # % Adams 4,113 38.80% 6,488 61.20% -2,375 -22.40% 10,601 Alcorn 7,120 77.36% 2,084 22.64% 5,036 54.72% 9,204 Amite 2,912 58.11% 2,099 41.89% 813 16.22% 5,011 Attala 3,473 55.33% 2,804 44.67% 669 10.66% 6,277 Benton 1,387 53.12% 1,224 46.88% 163 6.24% 2,611 Bolivar 3,331 30.60% 7,554 69.40% -4,223 -38.80% 10,885 Calhoun 3,046 66.78% 1,515 33.22% 1,531 33.57% 4,561 Carroll 2,612 64.67% 1,427 35.33% 1,185 29.34% 4,039 Chickasaw 2,955 47.93% 3,210 52.07% -255 -4.14% 6,165 Choctaw 1,932 65.89% 1,000 34.11% 932 31.79% 2,932 Claiborne 453 12.77% 3,095 87.23% -2,642 -74.46% 3,548 Clarke 3,486 61.79% 2,156 38.21% 1,330 23.57% 5,642 Clay 3,036 37.95% 4,965 62.05% -1,929 -24.11% 8,001 Coahoma 1,748 25.48% 5,111 74.52% -3,363 -49.03% 6,859 Copiah 4,694 44.35% 5,891 55.65% -1,197 -11.31% 10,585 Covington 3,828 57.28% 2,855 42.72% 973 14.56% 6,683 DeSoto 25,326 59.06% 17,558 40.94% 7,768 18.11% 42,884 Forrest 10,933 50.75% 10,608 49.25% 325 1.51% 21,541 Franklin 1,957 61.14% 1,244 38.86% 713 22.27% 3,201 George 4,900 84.64% 889 15.36% 4,011 69.29% 5,789 Greene 2,422 78.56% 661 21.44% 1,761 57.12% 3,083 Grenada 3,943 52.67% 3,543 47.33% 400 5.34% 7,486 Hancock 8,716 74.07% 3,051 25.93% 5,665 48.14% 11,767 Harrison 28,167 59.29% 19,339 40.71% 8,828 18.58% 47,506 Hinds 18,464 22.98% 61,892 77.02% -43,428 -54.04% 80,356 Holmes 974 14.35% 5,814 85.65% -4,840 -71.30% 6,788 Humphreys 851 23.99% 2,696 76.01% -1,845 -52.02% 3,547 Issaquena 227 42.67% 305 57.33% -78 -14.66% 532 Itawamba 5,714 86.00% 930 14.00% 4,784 72.00% 6,644 Jackson 23,119 64.33% 12,821 35.67% 10,298 28.65% 35,940 Jasper 2,796 43.17% 3,680 56.83% -884 -13.65% 6,476 Jefferson 385 12.06% 2,807 87.94% -2,422 -75.88% 3,192 Jefferson Davis 1,792 35.86% 3,205 64.14% -1,413 -28.28% 4,997 Jones 13,420 65.89% 6,946 34.11% 6,474 31.79% 20,366 Kemper 1,270 36.53% 2,207 63.47% -937 -26.95% 3,477 Lafayette 7,702 50.61% 7,516 49.39% 186 1.22% 15,218 Lamar 13,200 72.78% 4,936 27.22% 8,264 45.57% 18,136 Lauderdale 12,224 57.11% 9,180 42.89% 3,044 14.22% 21,404 Lawrence 3,222 62.72% 1,915 37.28% 1,307 25.44% 5,137 Leake 3,534 53.28% 3,099 46.72% 435 6.56% 6,633 Lee 16,493 63.57% 9,453 36.43% 7,040 27.13% 25,946 Leflore 2,499 28.62% 6,234 71.38% -3,735 -42.77% 8,733 Lincoln 8,536 68.05% 4,008 31.95% 4,528 36.10% 12,544 Lowndes 9,263 48.63% 9,786 51.37% -523 -2.75% 19,049 Madison 23,558 54.83% 19,407 45.17% 4,151 9.66% 42,965 Marion 5,496 63.67% 3,136 36.33% 2,360 27.34% 8,632 Marshall 4,462 41.33% 6,334 58.67% -1,872 -17.34% 10,796 Monroe 7,127 60.05% 4,742 39.95% 2,385 20.09% 11,869 Montgomery 2,036 54.37% 1,709 45.63% 327 8.73% 3,745 Neshoba 5,222 70.70% 2,164 29.30% 3,058 41.40% 7,386 Newton 4,645 66.90% 2,298 33.10% 2,347 33.80% 6,943 Noxubee 900 21.86% 3,217 78.14% -2,317 -56.28% 4,117 Oktibbeha 6,028 43.86% 7,717 56.14% -1,689 -12.29% 13,745 Panola 4,929 44.78% 6,077 55.22% -1,148 -10.43% 11,006 Pearl River 10,322 78.48% 2,830 21.52% 7,492 56.96% 13,152 Perry 2,754 72.23% 1,059 27.77% 1,695 44.45% 3,813 Pike 5,795 46.46% 6,677 53.54% -882 -7.07% 12,472 Pontotoc 7,304 77.98% 2,062 22.02% 5,242 55.97% 9,366 Prentiss 5,206 73.93% 1,836 26.07% 3,370 47.86% 7,042 Quitman 684 27.67% 1,788 72.33% -1,104 -44.66% 2,472 Rankin 34,333 71.29% 13,826 28.71% 20,507 42.58% 48,159 Scott 4,429 54.85% 3,646 45.15% 783 9.70% 8,075 Sharkey 496 29.38% 1,192 70.62% -696 -41.23% 1,688 Simpson 5,404 61.15% 3,433 38.85% 1,971 22.30% 8,837 Smith 4,180 73.64% 1,496 26.36% 2,684 47.29% 5,676 Stone 3,724 73.35% 1,353 26.65% 2,371 46.70% 5,077 Sunflower 2,034 27.73% 5,301 72.27% -3,267 -44.54% 7,335 Tallahatchie 1,691 38.59% 2,691 61.41% -1,000 -22.82% 4,382 Tate 4,935 60.49% 3,223 39.51% 1,712 20.99% 8,158 Tippah 4,868 75.71% 1,562 24.29% 3,306 51.42% 6,430 Tishomingo 4,552 83.57% 895 16.43% 3,657 67.14% 5,447 Tunica 578 22.98% 1,937 77.02% -1,359 -54.04% 2,515 Union 6,409 79.98% 1,604 20.02% 4,805 59.97% 8,013 Walthall 2,716 53.84% 2,329 46.16% 387 7.67% 5,045 Warren 7,082 47.09% 7,957 52.91% -875 -5.82% 15,039 Washington 3,583 27.12% 9,629 72.88% -6,046 -45.76% 13,212 Wayne 4,036 57.02% 3,042 42.98% 994 14.04% 7,078 Webster 2,937 77.66% 845 22.34% 2,092 55.31% 3,782 Wilkinson 851 30.21% 1,966 69.79% -1,115 -39.58% 2,817 Winston 3,559 52.29% 3,247 47.71% 312 4.58% 6,806 Yalobusha 2,281 51.09% 2,184 48.91% 97 2.17% 4,465 Yazoo 3,448 42.81% 4,607 57.19% -1,159 -14.39% 8,055 Totals 486,769 53.63% 420,819 46.37% 65,950 7.27% 907,588
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Hyde-Smith won three of four congressional districts.[ 106]
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But I also intend to hold open whatever options are needed to fend off @senatormcdaniel, including a run against him" (Tweet ) – viaTwitter . ^ JOURNAL, CALEB BEDILLION DAILY (March 28, 2018)."Shelton stokes questions about possible Senate run" . ^ "Tupelo Mayor Jason Shelton announces run for U.S. Senate special election in Mississippi" .clarionledger.com . RetrievedAugust 26, 2018 .^ "Democratic Mayor Jason Shelton drops out of Senate race" .clarionledger.com . RetrievedAugust 26, 2018 .^ Donald J. Trump.".@cindyhydesmith has helped me put America First! She's strong on the Wall, is helping me create Jobs, loves our Vets and fights for our conservative judges..." Twitter . ^ Donald J. Trump."...Cindy has voted for our Agenda in the Senate 100% of the time and has my complete and total Endorsement. We need Cindy to win in Mississippi!" .Twitter . ^ Lindsey Graham."Look forward to campaigning today with President @realDonaldTrump, @VP Pence, and Sen @cindyhydesmith who was as solid as a rock in supporting Judge Kavanaugh. She's strong on the border, the military, and supports conservative judges and limited government" .Twitter . ^ "Haley Barbour weighs in on special election" .MSNBC ^ "Cindy Hyde-Smith, United States Congress" .cindyhydesmith.com . Archived fromthe original on March 23, 2018. RetrievedMarch 23, 2018 .^ Cindy Hyde-Smith."Honored to have the endorsement of @MSManufacturers! Both America and our state need strong business environments, and I am working with President @realDonaldTrump to end regulations that harm economic growth! #cindy2018" .Twitter . ^ "REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) Endorses Hyde-Smith for U.S. Senate" .Yall Politics . April 25, 2018.Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. 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We are ready to hit the ground running to elect Chris McDaniel. ^ "#RememberMississippi PAC releases 'grassroots' letter to Chris McDaniel regarding #mssen" .yallpolitics.com . Y'all Politics. December 19, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2018 .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. ^ "#RememberMississippi PAC releases 'grassroots' letter to Chris McDaniel regarding #mssen" .yallpolitics.com . Y'all Politics. December 19, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2018 .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. 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Catch the Blue Wave!!! #BlueWaveComing2018" .Twitter . ^ "Bennie Thompson urges national Democrats to back Espy Senate bid" .^ "Deval Patrick to Join Mike Espy in Hattiesburg Saturday" .^ Shante Sumpter (October 6, 2018)."Los Angeles Mayor Endorses Mike Espy for U.S. Senate" .WTVA . Archived fromthe original on October 7, 2018. RetrievedNovember 18, 2018 . ^ "CALIFORNIA SENATOR CAMPAIGNS FOR ESPY" .politico.com . November 20, 2018. RetrievedNovember 20, 2018 .^ Wesley K. Clark (September 19, 2018)."Wesley K. Clark endorses Mike Espy for U.S. Senate seat" .Clarion Ledger . RetrievedNovember 18, 2018 . ^ Alyssa Milano."1. Mississippi Special Election VOTE FOR: @espyforsenate" .Twitter . ^ "Mike Espy – U.S. Senate, Mississippi" .Democracy for America the original on October 13, 2018. RetrievedOctober 13, 2018 .^ "Campaign finance data" . 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