Mississippi

MISSISSIPPI	6 Electoral Votes
	Mississippi went from 7 electoral votes to 6 as a result of the 2000 Census

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau)
Total Population, July 2004 est. 2,902,966
Mississippi has: 82 counties
Five largest counties: Hinds, Harrison, Jackson, Rankin, De Soto.
Five largest cities: Jackson, Gulfport, Biloxi, Hattiesburg, Greenville.

Government
Governor: Haley Barbour (R) elected Nov. 2003.
State Legislature: Mississippi Legislature House: 122 seats Senate: 52 seats
Local: Cities and Counties or Counties NACO Counties
U.S. House: 2D, 2R - 1. R.Wicker (R) | 2. B.Thompson (D) | 3. C.Pickering (R) | 4. G.Taylor (D). *lost 1 seat in 2002 as a result of the 2000 Census.
U.S. Senate: Thad Cochran (R) re-elected in 2002, Trent Lott (R) re-elected in 2000.

All four congressmen were re-elected. Voters approved proposed state Constitutional Amendment No. 1 providing that "that marriage may take place and may be valid under the laws of this state only between a man and a woman."

The Magnolia State

State of Mississippi
Secretary of State

Libertarian Party of MS
MS Democratic Party
MS Green Party
MS Republican Party
Natural Law Party of MS
Reform Party of MS
Constitution Party of MS

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)	1,759	(0.15)
Nader/Camejo (Ref.)	3,177	(0.28)
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)	458,094	(39.67)
Harris/Trowe (Indep.)	1,268	(0.11)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn)	1,073	(0.09)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	684,981	(59.45)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	1,793	(0.16)
Total........1,152,145

2004 Overview
Bush carried Mississippi with a solid plurality of 226,887 votes (19.78 percentage points), prevailing in 58 counties to 24 for Kerry. There was a smattering of campaigning. Kerry made a stop on March 7, a couple of days before the primary. Elizabeth Edwards attended a fundraiser at Schimmel's in Jackson on Sept. 27. For the Republicans, Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) did a fundraiser in Jackson on Oct. 11.
General Election Details

Past Results

1996

Dole (Rep.).............439,838	(49.21)
Clinton (Dem.)........394,022	(44.08)
Perot (Ind.)..............52,222	(5.84)
Others (4)..................7,775	(0.87)
Total........893,857

1992

Bush (Rep.)...........487,793
(49.68)

Clinton (Dem.)........400,258
(40.77)

Perot (Ind.)..............85,626
(8.72)

Others (5)..................8,116
(0.83)

Total........981,793

2000

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	2,009	(0.20)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)	2,265	(0.23)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	572,844	(57.62)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	404,614	(40.70)
Hagelin/Goldhaber (NLP)	450	(0.05)
Harris/Trowe (Ind.)	613	(0.06)
Nader/LaDuke (Ind.)	8,122	(0.82)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)	3,267	(0.33)
Total........994,184

Overview
Bush easily won Mississippi's 7 electoral votes, gaining a plurality of 168,230 votes (16.92 percentage points). He carried 57 counties to 25 for Gore. Bush gained more than 60% of the vote in four of the state's five most populous counties (Harrison, Jackson, Rankin, De Soto). Gore fared best in western counties, along the Mississippi River. The only major fall visit occurred on Aug. 29 when Dick and Lynne Cheney did an airport arrival rally and a fundraiser in Jackson.

Democratic Presidential Preference Primary -- March 9, 2004

	Votes	Percent
Wesley Clark	1,878	2.5%
Howard Dean	1,997	2.6%
John Edwards	5,582	7.3%
+John F. Kerry	59,815	78.4%
Dennis Kucinich	768	1.0%
Lyndon LaRouche	239	0.3%
Joe Lieberman	716	0.9%
Al Sharpton	3,933	5.2%
Uncommitted	1,370	1.8%
Total	76,298