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United States Senate Election In Mississippi, 2008
The 2008 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 4, 2008. The seat was regularly scheduled for election, unlike the special election taking place on the same day. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thad Cochran won re-election to a sixth term. Campaign Candidates Democratic * Erik R. Fleming, State Representative and nominee in 2006 * Shawn O'Hara Republican * Thad Cochran, incumbent U.S. Senator Predictions Polling Results Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic * Tunica (Largest city: Tunica) * Coahoma (Largest city: Clarksdale) * Tallahatchie (Largest city: Charleston) * Quitman (Largest city: Lambert) * Sharkey (Largest city: Rolling Fork) * Issaquena (Largest city: Mayersville) * Clay (Largest city: West Point) * Marshall (Largest city: Holly Springs) * Noxubee (Largest city: Macon) * Kemper (Largest city: De Kalb) * Jasper (Largest city: Bay Springs) * Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Prentiss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thad Cochran
William Thad Cochran ( ; December 7, 1937 – May 30, 2019) was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican, he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, Cochran graduated from the University of Mississippi. He served in the United States Navy as an ensign (1959–1961) before graduating from the University of Mississippi School of Law. After practicing law for several years in Jackson, Mississippi, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. He served three terms in the House representing Jackson and portions of southwest Mississippi. Cochran won a three-way race for U.S. Senate in 1978, becoming the first Republican to win a United States Senate election in Mississippi since Blanche Bruce was elected during Reconstruction. He was re-elected to six terms by wide margins. He was chairman of the Senate Appropriations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleston, Mississippi
Charleston is a city in north central Mississippi and one of the two county seats of Tallahatchie County, which is located on both sides of the Tallahatchie River. This city is located east of the river and its population was 2,193 at the 2010 census. History The original county seat, Old Tillatoba, was discovered to have a defective land title, so the seat was removed to Charleston in 1837. The Charleston Female school, established in 1852, flourished for several years. The ''Tallahatchie Herald'', a Democratic weekly newspaper, was established in 1892. In 1901, the Charleston Bank was established. By the early 1900s, Charleston had a brick courthouse and jail, three churches, schools, a Masonic hall, an Odd Fellows lodge, and two cotton gins. Its leading agricultural staple was cotton. The population in 1906 was 800. In 1931, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred in Charleston, the most powerful earthquake recorded in Mississippi. Geography According to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemper County, Mississippi
Kemper County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,988. Its county seat is De Kalb. The county is named in honor of Reuben Kemper. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. In 2010 the Mississippi Public Service Commission approved construction of the Kemper Project, designed to use "clean coal" to produce electricity for 23 counties in the eastern part of the state. , it was not completed and had cost overruns. It is designed as a model project to use gasification and carbon-capture technologies at this scale. East Mississippi Community College is located in Kemper County in the town of Scooba, at the junction of US 45 and Mississippi Highway 16. History In the wake of the county's founding, Abel Mastin Key served as the first circuit clerk. Land in the area was developed in the 19th century by white planters for cotton cultivation using enslaved A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macon, Mississippi
Macon is a city in Noxubee County, Mississippi along the Noxubee River. The population was 2,768 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Noxubee County. History In 1817, Jackson's Military Road was built at the urging of Andrew Jackson to provide a direct connection between Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville and New Orleans. The road crossed the Noxubee River just west of Macon, located at the old Choctaw village of Taladega, now the site of the local golf club. The road declined in importance in the 1840s, largely due to the difficulty of travel in the swamps surrounding the Noxubee River in and west of Macon. The route for the most part was replaced by the Robinson Road (Mississippi), Robinson Road, which ran through Agency, Mississippi, Agency and Louisville, Mississippi, Louisville before joining the Natchez Trace, bypassing Macon. On September 15, 1830, US government officials met with an audience of 6,000 Choctaw men, women and children at Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noxubee County, Mississippi
Noxubee County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,285. Its county seat is Macon. The name is derived from the Choctaw word ''nakshobi'' meaning "to stink". Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (0.7%) is covered by water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 45 * Mississippi Highway 14 * Mississippi Highway 21 * Mississippi Highway 39 Adjacent counties * Lowndes County (north) * Pickens County, Alabama (east) * Sumter County, Alabama (southeast) * Kemper County (south) * Winston County (west) * Oktibbeha County (northwest) National protected area * Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (part) Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, 10,285 people, 3,986 households, and 2,592 families were residing in the county. 2010 census As of the 2010 United States Census, 11,545 people lived in the county; 71.6% were African American, 27.1% Whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Springs, Mississippi
Holly Springs is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Mississippi, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States, near the border with Tennessee to the north. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 6,968, down from 7,699 in 2010 United States census, 2010. Along with the Mississippi Delta, in the 19th century, the area was developed for cotton plantations in the American South, plantations. After the American Civil War, Civil War, many freedmen continued to work in agriculture as sharecroppers and tenant farmers. As the county seat, Holly Springs is a center of trade and court sessions. The city has several National Register of Historic Places-listed properties and historic districts, including the Southwest Holly Springs Historic District, Holly Springs Courthouse Square Historic District, Depot-Compress Historic District, and East Holly Springs Historic District. Hillcrest Cemetery contains the graves of five Confederate generals and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County is a County (United States), county located on the north central border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,752. Its county seat is Holly Springs, Mississippi, Holly Springs. The county is named for Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, who presided in the early nineteenth century. Marshall County is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, Memphis, TN-MS-AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Major highways * Interstate 22 * Interstate 269 (Mississippi), Interstate 269 * U.S. Route 72 * U.S. Route 78 * Mississippi Highway 4 * Mississippi Highway 7 * Mississippi Highway 178 * Mississippi Highway 302 * Mississippi Highway 309 * Mississippi Highway 310 * Mississippi Highway 311 * Mississippi Highway 349 Adjacent counties * Fayette County, Tennessee (north) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Point, Mississippi
West Point is a city in Clay County, Mississippi, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, in the Golden Triangle (Mississippi), Golden Triangle region of the state. The population was 10,105 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Clay County and the principal city of the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.28%) is water. Demographics West Point is located in the northeast section of Mississippi just across the Alabama state line. The city has a rich heritage, with generations of family lineage calling it home. Historically the area has a blend of African American, White and Native American lineage. The city has many social activities sponsored by church and civic organizations. 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,105 people, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay County, Mississippi
Clay County is a county in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 18,636. Its county seat is West Point. Its name is in honor of American statesman Henry Clay, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century. J. Wesley Caradine, an African American, was the first state representative for Clay County after it was established in 1871. The federal government formerly designated Clay County as the West Point Micropolitan Statistical Area, but the county lost that status in 2013. It is part of the Golden Triangle region of the state. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.4%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Route 45 Alternate * Mississippi Highway 25 * Mississippi Highway 46 * Mississippi Highway 47 * Mississippi Highway 50 Adjacent counties * Chickasaw County (north) * Monroe County (northeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayersville, Mississippi
Mayersville is a town on the east bank of the Mississippi River, and the county seat for Issaquena County, Mississippi, United States. It is located in the Mississippi Delta region, known for cotton cultivation in the antebellum era. Once the trading center for the county, the town was superseded when railroads were built into the area. The population of the majority-black town was 547 at the 2010 census, down from 795 at the 2000 census. History Native Americans had lived in this area since prehistoric times. The Mayersville Archeological Site, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, is on privately owned land. It contains the remains of earthwork mounds constructed primarily in the Mayersville phase ( 1200–1400) of the earlier Mississippian culture. A 1950 survey by Philip Phillips of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology reported eleven ancient mounds. By the time the site was nominated by the state to the National Register of Historic Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issaquena County, Mississippi
Issaquena County (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ISS-ə-KWEEN-ə'') is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 Census, its population was 1,338, making it the County statistics of the United States#Population, least populous county in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Its county seat is Mayersville, Mississippi, Mayersville. With a Per capita income, per-capita income of $24,489, Issaquena County is, by that measure, the List of lowest-income counties in the United States, third-poorest county in the United States. Issaquena County is located in the Mississippi Delta region. The Mississippi River flows along the entire western boundary of the county, and many of the earliest communities were river ports. The county's economy is chiefly based on agriculture and a prison, the Issaquena County Correctional Facility. Hunting also contributes to the economy; Mississippi's two most rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolling Fork, Mississippi
Rolling Fork is a city in and the county seat of Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,883. History Thomas Y. Chaney settled here in 1828, and was the first European-American settler in the area. The Choctaw, longtime indigenous occupants, had been forced out by new settler pressure and government treaties to gain their land. Deer Creek (Mississippi), Deer Creek flows through the settlement. Chaney called the place "Rolling Fork" because of the swiftness of the water at a fork in the creek there. A post office was established in 1848. When Sharkey County was established in 1876, during the Reconstruction era, Rolling Fork was made the county seat. A newspaper, ''The Deer Creek Pilot'', was established in 1884. The Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railway was built through Rolling Fork in 1883. It was later acquired by the Illinois Central Railroad. In 1908, the Bank of Rolling Fork was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
