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1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Larkin Smith won the 1988 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Larkin Smith received 100,185 popular votes (54.98%). The main challenger was Gene Taylor (45.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Taylor

Smith +10.0 pts · won by 18,151 votes
Larkin SmithRepublicanWINNER54.98%
100,185 votes
Gene TaylorDemocratic45.02%
82,034 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.