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1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election?

Mike Espy won the 1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 2 Election. Mike Espy received 112,401 popular votes (64.74%). The main challenger was Jack Coleman (34.46%).

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

Espy +30.3 pts · won by 52,574 votes
Mike EspyDemocraticWINNER64.74%
112,401 votes
Jack ColemanRepublican34.46%
59,827 votes
Dorothy BenfordIndependent0.81%
1,403 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.