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1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Wayne Dowdy won the 1986 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Wayne Dowdy received 85,819 popular votes (71.51%). The main challenger was Gail Healy (28.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Dowdy and Healy

Dowdy +43.0 pts · won by 51,629 votes
Wayne DowdyDemocraticWINNER71.51%
85,819 votes
Gail HealyRepublican28.49%
34,190 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.