1998 House elections · Mississippi districts
Mississippi U.S. House election results 1998
Results in all of Mississippi's congressional districts in 1998 (Democratic 3, Republican 2): every candidate, vote share and margin.
District 1
District historyRoger F. Wicker REP +36.5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger F. Wicker Won | REP | 66,738 | 67.19% | |
| Rex N. Weathers | DEM | 30,438 | 30.64% | |
| John A. Rouse | LIB | 2,157 | 2.17% | |
| Total | 99,333 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
District 2
District historyBennie G. Thompson DEM +42.3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennie G. Thompson Won | DEM | 80,284 | 71.16% | |
| William G. Chipman | LIB | 32,533 | 28.84% | |
| Total | 112,817 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
District 3
District historyCharles W. Pickering REP +69.2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Pickering Won | REP | 84,785 | 84.57% | |
| Charles T. Scarborough | LIB | 15,465 | 15.43% | |
| Total | 100,250 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
District 4
District historyRonnie Shows DEM +8.5 gain
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronnie Shows Won | DEM | 73,252 | 53.39% | |
| Delbert Hosemann | REP | 61,551 | 44.86% | |
| Bill Fausek | LIB | 898 | 0.66% | |
| Vince Thornton | UST | 801 | 0.58% | |
| Kenneth Welch | REF | 697 | 0.51% | |
| Total | 137,199 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
District 5
District historyGene Taylor DEM +58.7
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Taylor Won | DEM | 78,661 | 77.81% | |
| Randy McDonnell | REP | 19,341 | 19.13% | |
| Ray E. Coffey | LIB | 1,530 | 1.51% | |
| Robert W. Claunch | REF | 1,065 | 1.05% | |
| Phillip Mayeux | NLP | 498 | 0.49% | |
| Total | 101,095 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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