James Eastland represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate from 1943-1978. He previously served a separate period in the U.S. Senate and in the Mississippi State House of Representatives. He identified as a Democrat. He died in 1986.
1964
–Endorsed Barry Goldwater (R) for President (lost general election)
1980
–Endorsed Jimmy Carter (D) for President (lost general election)
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