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1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Mike Espy won the 1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Mike Espy received 73,119 popular votes (51.71%). The main challenger was Webb Franklin (48.29%).

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

Espy +3.4 pts · won by 4,827 votes
Mike EspyDemocraticWINNER51.71%
73,119 votes
Webb FranklinRepublican48.29%
68,292 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.