Mississippi

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President Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John McCain (Rep) 687,266 56% Barack Obama (Dem) 520,864 43% Senate Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Thad Cochran (Rep) * 723,304 62% Erik Fleming (Dem) 449,845 38% Senate Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Roger Wicker (Rep) * 649,302 55% Ronnie Musgrove (Dem) 525,088 45% U.S. House - District 1 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Travis Childers (Dem) * 181,398 54% Greg Davis (Rep) 146,584 44% U.S. House - District 2 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Bennie Thompson (Dem) * 185,215 69% Richard Cook (Rep) 82,448 31% U.S. House - District 3 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Gregg Harper (Rep) 202,485 63% Joel Gill (Dem) 120,121 37% U.S. House - District 4 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Gene Taylor (Dem) * 202,309 75% John McCay (Rep) 68,846 25%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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