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1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for Mississippi (Class 1)


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County Turnout Trent Lott
(R)
Wayne Dowdy
(D)
Other Margin TOTAL
Adams63%6,92943.8%8,87656.2%00.0%-1,947 15,805
Alcorn51%4,67639.1%7,28160.9%00.0%-2,605 11,957
Amite66%2,64742.8%3,53357.2%00.0%-886 6,180
Attala58%4,21453.9%3,61146.1%00.0%603 7,825
Benton61%1,33338.6%2,11761.4%00.0%-784 3,450
Bolivar49%6,03644.0%7,69556.0%00.0%-1,659 13,731
Calhoun53%2,62644.9%3,22355.1%00.0%-597 5,849
Carroll67%2,51757.1%1,89142.9%00.0%626 4,408
Chickasaw54%2,56838.4%4,11561.6%00.0%-1,547 6,683
Choctaw62%2,03552.4%1,85147.6%00.0%184 3,886
Claiborne54%1,18526.6%3,26373.4%00.0%-2,078 4,448
Clarke57%3,96157.1%2,98142.9%00.0%980 6,942
Clay58%3,00935.6%5,44464.4%00.0%-2,435 8,453
Coahoma50%4,58943.1%6,05856.9%00.0%-1,469 10,647
Copiah50%4,42346.0%5,18754.0%00.0%-764 9,610
Covington63%3,99356.8%3,03643.2%00.0%957 7,029
DeSoto46%13,34863.7%7,59236.3%00.0%5,756 20,940
Forrest44%14,75167.7%7,05332.3%00.0%7,698 21,804
Franklin71%1,87145.0%2,28555.0%00.0%-414 4,156
George61%4,45364.7%2,42735.3%00.0%2,026 6,880
Greene64%3,02268.1%1,41631.9%00.0%1,606 4,438
Grenada62%4,93852.8%4,42147.2%00.0%517 9,359
Hancock56%8,11067.1%3,98432.9%00.0%4,126 12,094
Harrison42%33,14967.1%16,27532.9%00.0%16,874 49,424
Hinds52%48,41251.2%46,14548.8%00.0%2,267 94,557
Holmes60%2,62131.2%5,77468.8%00.0%-3,153 8,395
Humphreys61%1,85738.3%2,98761.7%00.0%-1,130 4,844
Issaquena69%37140.2%55159.8%00.0%-180 922
Itawamba53%2,92036.6%5,04863.4%00.0%-2,128 7,968
Jackson53%31,07473.5%11,20426.5%00.0%19,870 42,278
Jasper60%3,50149.4%3,58450.6%00.0%-83 7,085
Jefferson63%63918.1%2,89381.9%00.0%-2,254 3,532
Jefferson Davis63%2,59843.2%3,41656.8%00.0%-818 6,014
Jones55%16,76468.6%7,66631.4%00.0%9,098 24,430
Kemper62%2,00244.6%2,48855.4%00.0%-486 4,490
Lafayette41%5,26752.2%4,81947.8%00.0%448 10,086
Lamar59%9,09676.1%2,85323.9%00.0%6,243 11,949
Lauderdale48%16,45863.3%9,53236.7%00.0%6,926 25,990
Lawrence74%2,95845.9%3,48554.1%00.0%-527 6,443
Leake54%3,87854.6%3,22845.4%00.0%650 7,106
Lee45%9,84148.2%10,58351.8%00.0%-742 20,424
Leflore48%6,12350.1%6,10949.9%00.0%14 12,232
Lincoln65%7,56054.2%6,40145.8%00.0%1,159 13,961
Lowndes43%10,36758.2%7,46041.8%00.0%2,907 17,827
Madison53%10,68556.4%8,26643.6%00.0%2,419 18,951
Marion66%6,37454.4%5,33545.6%00.0%1,039 11,709
Marshall55%4,11836.2%7,24463.8%00.0%-3,126 11,362
Monroe47%4,86440.5%7,13859.5%00.0%-2,274 12,002
Montgomery53%2,34449.4%2,40150.6%00.0%-57 4,745
Neshoba58%5,79558.7%4,06941.3%00.0%1,726 9,864
Newton55%5,12064.2%2,85235.8%00.0%2,268 7,972
Noxubee58%1,80436.8%3,10063.2%00.0%-1,296 4,904
Oktibbeha43%6,49751.5%6,11648.5%00.0%381 12,613
Panola58%5,52347.9%6,01752.1%00.0%-494 11,540
Pearl River51%9,45569.5%4,14330.5%00.0%5,312 13,598
Perry65%3,31670.4%1,39329.6%00.0%1,923 4,709
Pike59%6,07240.3%9,00559.7%00.0%-2,933 15,077
Pontotoc51%3,49043.3%4,57456.7%00.0%-1,084 8,064
Prentiss46%2,87636.0%5,12364.0%00.0%-2,247 7,999
Quitman65%1,71636.7%2,96563.3%00.0%-1,249 4,681
Rankin50%20,83670.1%8,90229.9%00.0%11,934 29,738
Scott55%5,16356.3%4,00043.7%00.0%1,163 9,163
Sharkey62%1,12740.1%1,68659.9%00.0%-559 2,813
Simpson58%5,64458.3%4,03841.7%00.0%1,606 9,682
Smith64%4,39364.6%2,40935.4%00.0%1,984 6,802
Stone63%3,06464.8%1,66835.2%00.0%1,396 4,732
Sunflower45%4,21041.8%5,86358.2%00.0%-1,653 10,073
Tallahatchie59%2,36939.1%3,69660.9%00.0%-1,327 6,065
Tate53%4,29754.5%3,59145.5%00.0%706 7,888
Tippah57%3,54044.2%4,47355.8%00.0%-933 8,013
Tishomingo54%1,98327.2%5,30272.8%00.0%-3,319 7,285
Tunica47%90537.3%1,52262.7%00.0%-617 2,427
Union56%4,07045.4%4,88554.6%00.0%-815 8,955
Walthall61%2,62844.2%3,31955.8%00.0%-691 5,947
Warren55%10,77257.8%7,87442.2%00.0%2,898 18,646
Washington44%9,48348.1%10,22351.9%00.0%-740 19,706
Wayne60%5,12364.5%2,82535.5%00.0%2,298 7,948
Webster64%2,37950.0%2,38350.0%00.0%-4 4,762
Wilkinson67%1,45032.3%3,03567.7%00.0%-1,585 4,485
Winston72%4,80649.2%4,96850.8%00.0%-162 9,774
Yalobusha63%2,35342.8%3,13957.2%00.0%-786 5,492
Yazoo56%4,74648.9%4,95651.1%00.0%-210 9,702
TOTAL 54% 510,38053.9% 436,33946.1% 00.0% 74,041 946,719
Total R vote: 510,380 (53.9%)      Total D vote: 436,339 (46.1%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $3,405,242 $2,355,957
Total Receipts: $3,602,481 $2,195,960
Cash on Hand: $197,239 $13,733
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $50,300
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $1,991,671 $1,145,419
Party Contributions: $25,709 $17,500
Other Committee Contributions: $1,118,111 $962,719
Transfers from Other Committees: $429,759 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $717,180 $18,038
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $717,180 $18,038
Net Spending: $4,122,422 $2,373,995

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MS/1988



1988 Senate class 1, Adams County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,929 43.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 8,876 56.2%
TOTAL 15,805
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, Alcorn County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,676 39.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,281 60.9%
TOTAL 11,957
Turnout: 51%


1988 Senate class 1, Amite County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,647 42.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,533 57.2%
TOTAL 6,180
Turnout: 66%


1988 Senate class 1, Attala County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,214 53.9%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,611 46.1%
TOTAL 7,825
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,333 38.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,117 61.4%
TOTAL 3,450
Turnout: 61%


1988 Senate class 1, Bolivar County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,036 44.0%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,695 56.0%
TOTAL 13,731
Turnout: 49%


1988 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,626 44.9%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,223 55.1%
TOTAL 5,849
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,517 57.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,891 42.9%
TOTAL 4,408
Turnout: 67%


1988 Senate class 1, Chickasaw County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,568 38.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,115 61.6%
TOTAL 6,683
Turnout: 54%


1988 Senate class 1, Choctaw County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,035 52.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,851 47.6%
TOTAL 3,886
Turnout: 62%


1988 Senate class 1, Claiborne County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,185 26.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,263 73.4%
TOTAL 4,448
Turnout: 54%


1988 Senate class 1, Clarke County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,961 57.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,981 42.9%
TOTAL 6,942
Turnout: 57%


1988 Senate class 1, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,009 35.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,444 64.4%
TOTAL 8,453
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Coahoma County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,589 43.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 6,058 56.9%
TOTAL 10,647
Turnout: 50%


1988 Senate class 1, Copiah County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,423 46.0%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,187 54.0%
TOTAL 9,610
Turnout: 50%


1988 Senate class 1, Covington County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,993 56.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,036 43.2%
TOTAL 7,029
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, DeSoto County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 13,348 63.7%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,592 36.3%
TOTAL 20,940
Turnout: 46%


1988 Senate class 1, Forrest County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 14,751 67.7%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,053 32.3%
TOTAL 21,804
Turnout: 44%


1988 Senate class 1, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,871 45.0%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,285 55.0%
TOTAL 4,156
Turnout: 71%


1988 Senate class 1, George County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,453 64.7%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,427 35.3%
TOTAL 6,880
Turnout: 61%


1988 Senate class 1, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,022 68.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,416 31.9%
TOTAL 4,438
Turnout: 64%


1988 Senate class 1, Grenada County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,938 52.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,421 47.2%
TOTAL 9,359
Turnout: 62%


1988 Senate class 1, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 8,110 67.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,984 32.9%
TOTAL 12,094
Turnout: 56%


1988 Senate class 1, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 33,149 67.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 16,275 32.9%
TOTAL 49,424
Turnout: 42%


1988 Senate class 1, Hinds County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 48,412 51.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 46,145 48.8%
TOTAL 94,557
Turnout: 52%


1988 Senate class 1, Holmes County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,621 31.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,774 68.8%
TOTAL 8,395
Turnout: 60%


1988 Senate class 1, Humphreys County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,857 38.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,987 61.7%
TOTAL 4,844
Turnout: 61%


1988 Senate class 1, Issaquena County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 371 40.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 551 59.8%
TOTAL 922
Turnout: 69%


1988 Senate class 1, Itawamba County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,920 36.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,048 63.4%
TOTAL 7,968
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 31,074 73.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 11,204 26.5%
TOTAL 42,278
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,501 49.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,584 50.6%
TOTAL 7,085
Turnout: 60%


1988 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 639 18.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,893 81.9%
TOTAL 3,532
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, Jefferson Davis County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,598 43.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,416 56.8%
TOTAL 6,014
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 16,764 68.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,666 31.4%
TOTAL 24,430
Turnout: 55%


1988 Senate class 1, Kemper County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,002 44.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,488 55.4%
TOTAL 4,490
Turnout: 62%


1988 Senate class 1, Lafayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,267 52.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,819 47.8%
TOTAL 10,086
Turnout: 41%


1988 Senate class 1, Lamar County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 9,096 76.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,853 23.9%
TOTAL 11,949
Turnout: 59%


1988 Senate class 1, Lauderdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 16,458 63.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 9,532 36.7%
TOTAL 25,990
Turnout: 48%


1988 Senate class 1, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,958 45.9%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,485 54.1%
TOTAL 6,443
Turnout: 74%


1988 Senate class 1, Leake County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,878 54.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,228 45.4%
TOTAL 7,106
Turnout: 54%


1988 Senate class 1, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 9,841 48.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 10,583 51.8%
TOTAL 20,424
Turnout: 45%


1988 Senate class 1, Leflore County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,123 50.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 6,109 49.9%
TOTAL 12,232
Turnout: 48%


1988 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 7,560 54.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 6,401 45.8%
TOTAL 13,961
Turnout: 65%


1988 Senate class 1, Lowndes County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 10,367 58.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,460 41.8%
TOTAL 17,827
Turnout: 43%


1988 Senate class 1, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 10,685 56.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 8,266 43.6%
TOTAL 18,951
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,374 54.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,335 45.6%
TOTAL 11,709
Turnout: 66%


1988 Senate class 1, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,118 36.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,244 63.8%
TOTAL 11,362
Turnout: 55%


1988 Senate class 1, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,864 40.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,138 59.5%
TOTAL 12,002
Turnout: 47%


1988 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,344 49.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,401 50.6%
TOTAL 4,745
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Neshoba County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,795 58.7%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,069 41.3%
TOTAL 9,864
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,120 64.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,852 35.8%
TOTAL 7,972
Turnout: 55%


1988 Senate class 1, Noxubee County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,804 36.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,100 63.2%
TOTAL 4,904
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Oktibbeha County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,497 51.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 6,116 48.5%
TOTAL 12,613
Turnout: 43%


1988 Senate class 1, Panola County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,523 47.9%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 6,017 52.1%
TOTAL 11,540
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Pearl River County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 9,455 69.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,143 30.5%
TOTAL 13,598
Turnout: 51%


1988 Senate class 1, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,316 70.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,393 29.6%
TOTAL 4,709
Turnout: 65%


1988 Senate class 1, Pike County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 6,072 40.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 9,005 59.7%
TOTAL 15,077
Turnout: 59%


1988 Senate class 1, Pontotoc County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,490 43.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,574 56.7%
TOTAL 8,064
Turnout: 51%


1988 Senate class 1, Prentiss County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,876 36.0%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,123 64.0%
TOTAL 7,999
Turnout: 46%


1988 Senate class 1, Quitman County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,716 36.7%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,965 63.3%
TOTAL 4,681
Turnout: 65%


1988 Senate class 1, Rankin County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 20,836 70.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 8,902 29.9%
TOTAL 29,738
Turnout: 50%


1988 Senate class 1, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,163 56.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,000 43.7%
TOTAL 9,163
Turnout: 55%


1988 Senate class 1, Sharkey County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,127 40.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,686 59.9%
TOTAL 2,813
Turnout: 62%


1988 Senate class 1, Simpson County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,644 58.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,038 41.7%
TOTAL 9,682
Turnout: 58%


1988 Senate class 1, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,393 64.6%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,409 35.4%
TOTAL 6,802
Turnout: 64%


1988 Senate class 1, Stone County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,064 64.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,668 35.2%
TOTAL 4,732
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, Sunflower County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,210 41.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,863 58.2%
TOTAL 10,073
Turnout: 45%


1988 Senate class 1, Tallahatchie County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,369 39.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,696 60.9%
TOTAL 6,065
Turnout: 59%


1988 Senate class 1, Tate County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,297 54.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,591 45.5%
TOTAL 7,888
Turnout: 53%


1988 Senate class 1, Tippah County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 3,540 44.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,473 55.8%
TOTAL 8,013
Turnout: 57%


1988 Senate class 1, Tishomingo County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,983 27.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 5,302 72.8%
TOTAL 7,285
Turnout: 54%


1988 Senate class 1, Tunica County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 905 37.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 1,522 62.7%
TOTAL 2,427
Turnout: 47%


1988 Senate class 1, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,070 45.4%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,885 54.6%
TOTAL 8,955
Turnout: 56%


1988 Senate class 1, Walthall County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,628 44.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,319 55.8%
TOTAL 5,947
Turnout: 61%


1988 Senate class 1, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 10,772 57.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 7,874 42.2%
TOTAL 18,646
Turnout: 55%


1988 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 9,483 48.1%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 10,223 51.9%
TOTAL 19,706
Turnout: 44%


1988 Senate class 1, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 5,123 64.5%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,825 35.5%
TOTAL 7,948
Turnout: 60%


1988 Senate class 1, Webster County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,379 50.0%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 2,383 50.0%
TOTAL 4,762
Turnout: 64%


1988 Senate class 1, Wilkinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 1,450 32.3%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,035 67.7%
TOTAL 4,485
Turnout: 67%


1988 Senate class 1, Winston County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,806 49.2%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,968 50.8%
TOTAL 9,774
Turnout: 72%


1988 Senate class 1, Yalobusha County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 2,353 42.8%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 3,139 57.2%
TOTAL 5,492
Turnout: 63%


1988 Senate class 1, Yazoo County
CandidateVotesPct
Trent Lott (R) 4,746 48.9%
Wayne Dowdy (D) 4,956 51.1%
TOTAL 9,702
Turnout: 56%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Trent Lott
Total Disbursements: $3,405,242
Total Receipts: $3,602,481
Cash on Hand: $197,239
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,991,671
Party Contributions: $25,709
Other Committee Contributions: $1,118,111
Other Committee Transfers: $429,759
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $717,180
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $717,180
Net Spending: $4,122,422



Wayne Dowdy
Total Disbursements: $2,355,957
Total Receipts: $2,195,960
Cash on Hand: $13,733
Candidate Contributions: $50,300
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $1,145,419
Party Contributions: $17,500
Other Committee Contributions: $962,719
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $18,038
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $18,038
Net Spending: $2,373,995



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MS/1988


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Wayne Dowdy 189,954 53.5% $2,355,957
2   Dick Molpus 152,126 42.8% $931,390
3   Gilbert Fountain 13,276 3.7%
TOTAL VOTES 355,356