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John Cornelius Stennis (August 3, 1901 – April 23, 1995) was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from the state of Mississippi.He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member for his last eight years.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995.
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his fourth term. Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the June 2 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated civil rights activist Victoria Gray Adams, a member of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in a landslide.
Also, on 15 June 2007, the flight deck of USS John C. Stennis recorded its 100,000th arrested landing with the trap of an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154) flown by Commander Clark Troyer and Lt. John Young following a close-air-support mission over Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. [63]
John C. Stennis, Bonhomme Richard, and Nimitz in Gulf of Oman (22 May 2007) Stennis departed from its homeport in Bremerton, Washington, on 16 January 2007, spent one day in port on-loading Carrier Air Wing Nine onto the carrier, and the strike group departed San Diego on 20 January 2006 for its 2007 deployment. [40]
John C. Stennis was elected to fill the seat vacated by the death of Theodore G. Bilbo. This is the most recent open seat won by a Democrat in Mississippi, as Stennis and his fellow senator James Eastland would continue to be reelected until both being succeeded by Republicans.
The most senior senators by class were John C. Stennis (D-Mississippi) from Class 1, James Eastland (D-Mississippi) from Class 2, and Warren G. Magnuson (D-Washington) from Class 3. Stennis was the most senior senator from his class while being the junior senator from his state.
Incumbent Senator John C. Stennis won re-election to his seventh term against future Republican governor Haley Barbour. As of 2025, this was the last time Democrats won a U.S. Senate election in Mississippi.