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1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Trent Lott won the 1982 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Trent Lott received 82,884 popular votes (78.55%). The main challenger was Arlon Blackie Coate (21.45%).

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

Lott +57.1 pts · won by 60,250 votes
Trent LottRepublicanWINNER78.55%
82,884 votes
Arlon Blackie CoateDemocratic21.45%
22,634 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.