2014 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Primary election results
The presence of a third candidate, Thomas Carey, opened the possibility that neither Cochran nor McDaniel would win a majority. Indeed, no candidate did, so a runoff between McDaniel and Cochran was required, and was held on June 24.

2014 United States Senate election in Mississippi

Section Title: Primary election results
Table Section Text: The presence of a third candidate, Thomas Carey, opened the possibility that neither Cochran nor McDaniel would win a majority. Indeed, no candidate did, so a runoff between McDaniel and Cochran was required, and was held on June 24.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Republican	Chris McDaniel	157,733	49.5%

Republican	Thad Cochran (incumbent)	156,315	49.0%

Republican	Thomas Carey	4,854	1.5%

Total votes	318,902	100.0%

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In 2014 United States Senate election in Mississippi, Cochran and McDaniel received 49.0% and 49.5% of the votes.

final_sentence: In 2014 United States Senate election in Mississippi, Cochran and McDaniel received 49.0% and 49.5% of the votes.