McDaniel won on the primary election day but, due to a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel. | McDaniel won on the primary election day but, due to a third candidate, did not quite attain 50% of the vote. In the subsequent run-off, many [[Democrat]] voters reportedly participated in the Republican primary for the benefit of Cochran, and on that basis he narrowly defeated McDaniel. |