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1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Trent Lott won the 1980 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Trent Lott received 131,559 popular votes (73.92%). The main challenger was Jimmy McVeay (26.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Lott and McVeay

Lott +47.8 pts · won by 85,143 votes
Trent LottRepublicanWINNER73.92%
131,559 votes
Jimmy McVeayDemocratic26.08%
46,416 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.