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1976 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

David R. Bowen won the 1976 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. David R. Bowen received 75,092 popular votes (63.01%). The main challenger was M. Roland Byrd (35.75%).

See the full head-to-head between Bowen and Byrd

Bowen +27.3 pts · won by 32,491 votes
David R. BowenDemocraticWINNER63.01%
75,092 votes
M. Roland ByrdRepublican35.75%
42,601 votes
H. B. Brownie Wellsamerican1.24%
1,480 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.