Editing Roger Wicker (section)

===Elections===
;2008
{{main|2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi}}
Wicker ran for the remainder of Lott's term in the November 2008 special election against Democrat [[Ronnie Musgrove]], Barbour's predecessor as governor. Wicker defeated Musgrove, 683,409 votes (54.96%) to 560,064 (45.04%). Wicker's resignation from the House also triggered a May 13, 2008, [[Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, 2008|special election]] to fill the vacancy in the House, which was won by Democratic nominee [[Travis Childers]].

;2012
{{main|2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi}}
Wicker ran for reelection to a full term in 2012. He was opposed by Robert Maloney and [[Tea Party movement|Tea Party]] activist E. Allen Hathcock in the Republican primary, defeating them by 254,936 votes (89.17%) to 18,857 (6.60%) and 12,106 (4.23%), respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=510016 |title=MS US Senate - R Primary 2012 |publisher=OurCampaigns |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117042406/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=510016 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the general election, he defeated Albert Gore, the Chairman of the [[Oktibbeha County, Mississippi|Oktibbeha County]] Democratic Party and a distant relative of former Vice President [[Al Gore]], 709,626 votes (57.16%) to 503,467 (40.55%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=507742 |title=MS US Senate 2012 |publisher=OurCampaigns |access-date=November 25, 2014 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117042441/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=507742 |url-status=live }}</ref>

;2018
{{main|2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi}}
Wicker defeated Democratic nominee David Baria, a state legislator, with 58.5% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mississippi |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/results/mississippi |website=CNN |access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>

;2024
{{main|2024 United States Senate election in Mississippi}}
Wicker defeated two opponents in the Republican primary with roughly 60% of the vote<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Herb |title=Mississippi's Ezell, Wicker win Republican primaries easily |url=https://rollcall.com/2024/03/12/mississippis-ezell-wicker-win-republican-primaries-easily/ |website=Roll Call |date=March 12, 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref> and Democratic nominee Ty Pinkins in the general election with 62.8% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muhammad |first1=Shaunicy |title=Democrat Ty Pinkins Relaunches 2024 Challenge to U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker |url=https://www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-ty-pinkins-relaunches-2024-challenge-to-u-s-sen-roger-wicker/ |website=Mississippi Free Press |date=January 9, 2024 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Official Results Total Votes Reported by Counties for Federal General Election| website=MS SOS | url=https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2024%20Official%20Statewide%20Results.pdf | access-date=2024-11-22}}</ref>