Mississippi's 5th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Mississippi's 5th congressional district, 1976 to 2000: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Mississippi's 5th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2000	Gene Taylor	Democratic	78.8%	60.7
1998	Gene Taylor	Democratic	77.8%	58.7
1980	Trent Lott	Republican	73.9%	47.8
1978	Trent Lott	Republican	100.0%	—
1976	Trent Lott	Republican	68.2%	36.4

2000

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Gene Taylor Won	DEM	153,264	78.84%
Randy McDonnell	REP	35,309	18.16%
Wayne Parker	LIB	3,002	1.54%
Katie R. Perrone	REF	2,820	1.45%
Total		194,395

1998

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
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

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Trent Lott Won	REP	131,559	73.92%
Jimmy McVeay	DEM	46,416	26.08%
Total		177,975

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Mississippi's 5th congressional district?

Gene Taylor won in 2000 by 60.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.