The 2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

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, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate,

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to the

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and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator

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won reelection to a full term against Democratic nominee

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, in a rematch of the 2018 special election. Despite being outspent nearly four to one, Hyde-Smith won by a ten-point margin; however, she underperformed Republican president

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in the concurrent

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by around 6 points.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent U.S. senator

Declined

*Gerard Gibert, businessman and vice chairman of the Mississippi Lottery Board * Chris McDaniel, incumbent state senator and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2018 *Josh Randle, former president of the Miss America Organization

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, former

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, former

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for

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, and nominee for

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Eliminated in primary

*Tobey Bartee, former military intelligence officer and candidate for U.S. Senate in

*Jensen Bohren, teacher, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018

Declined

* J. P. Hughes Jr., state representative and candidate for

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in 2019 *

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, member of the

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Endorsements

Results

Other candidates

Libertarian Party

Nominee

*Jimmy Edwards

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

By county

By congressional district

Hyde-Smith won three of four congressional districts.

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

* * * sState affiliate of the U.S.

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) * Official campaign websites
Mike Espy (D) for Senate

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) for Senate
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