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1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Webb Franklin won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Webb Franklin received 74,450 popular votes (50.35%). The main challenger was Robert G. Clark (48.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Franklin and Clark

Franklin +2.0 pts · won by 2,914 votes
Webb FranklinRepublicanWINNER50.35%
74,450 votes
Robert G. ClarkDemocratic48.38%
71,536 votes
William V. HarrisIndependent1.28%
1,887 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.