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1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Jon C. Henson won the 1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Jon C. Henson received 69,321 popular votes (38.97%). The main challenger was Leslie Burl McLemore (29.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Henson and McLemore

Henson +9.2 pts · won by 16,362 votes
Jon C. HensonRepublicanWINNER38.97%
69,321 votes
Leslie Burl McLemoreIndependent29.77%
52,959 votes
Britt R. SingletaryDemocratic29.4%
52,303 votes
John Wayne McInerneyIndependent1.86%
3,313 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.