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1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Trent Lott won the 1984 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Trent Lott received 142,637 popular votes (84.66%). The main challenger was Arlon Blackie Coate (15.34%).

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

Lott +69.3 pts · won by 116,797 votes
Trent LottRepublicanWINNER84.66%
142,637 votes
Arlon Blackie CoateDemocratic15.34%
25,840 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.