The 2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Mississippi, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith won reelection to a full term against Democratic nominee Mike Espy, 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 Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by around 6 points.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Cindy Hyde-Smith, 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
Mike Espy, former United States Secretary of Agriculture, former U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district, and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
Eliminated in primary
Tobey Bartee, former military intelligence officer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
Jensen Bohren, teacher, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
Declined
J. P. Hughes Jr., state representative and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi in 2019
Brandon Presley, member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission
Endorsements
Results
Other candidates
Libertarian Party
Nominee
Jimmy Edwards
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Polling
Graphical summary
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
References
External links
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Mississippi", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"Mississippi: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of Mississippi". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)