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1978 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

David R. Bowen won the 1978 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. David R. Bowen received 57,678 popular votes (61.75%). The main challenger was M. Roland Byrd (38.25%).

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

Bowen +23.5 pts · won by 21,948 votes
David R. BowenDemocraticWINNER61.75%
57,678 votes
M. Roland ByrdRepublican38.25%
35,730 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.