STENNIS, JOHN C
D Β· senate Β· bioguide S000852
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- FEC candidate id
S6MS00026- Internal id
33e80fcc-1af5-462b-b9f8-79d9ffad9b9b- Status
- incumbent
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Mississippi. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 2,946,779 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $56,447 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $31,549 |
| Income | In poverty | 18.9% |
| Income | Unemployed | 5.7% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.482 |
| Race | White alone | 55.8% |
| Race | Black alone | 36.4% |
| Race | Asian alone | 1.0% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 3.7% |
| Race | Two or more races | 4.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 2.4% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 95.7% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 2.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 55.0% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 25.1% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 9.9% |
| Household | Family households | 65.3% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.49 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.2% |
| Housing | Median home value | $169,800 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $954 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 69.3% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 3.1% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 2.2% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 14.6% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.8% |
| Health | With a disability | 17.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 84.1% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 12.3% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 81.8% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.3% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 5.9% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | $1,000 | $1,728 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 1986 | $4,536 | $3,805 | $729 | $0 | $0 |
| 1984 | $41,625 | $46,781 | $0 | $0 | $8,215 |
| 1982 | $860,502 | $788,572 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Elections
- 1982 general senate Β· MS-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· MS-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· MS-S β won
- 1982 general senate Β· MS-S β won
Committees
No committees on file.
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
No sponsorships on file.
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 99.0%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| incumbent | +78.0% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Connected on the graph
Outbound (28)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | affiliated_with | Phi Beta Kappa Society | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | Mississippi State University | β | wikidata | |
| β | educated_at | University of Virginia | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-06 | held_position | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | β | wikidata | |
| 1987-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1985-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1983-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1981-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1979-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1977-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1975-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1973-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1971-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1969-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1967-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1965-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1963-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1961-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1959-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1957-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1955-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1953-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1951-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1949-01-03 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1947-11-05 | held_position | United States senator | β | wikidata | |
| 1937-01-01 | held_position | judge | β | wikidata | |
| 1932-01-01 | held_position | district attorney | β | wikidata | |
| 1928-01-01 | held_position | member of the Mississippi House of Representatives | β | wikidata |