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1992 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1992 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gene Taylor won the 1992 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Gene Taylor received 120,766 popular votes (63.21%). The main challenger was Paul Harvey (35.39%).

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

Taylor +27.8 pts · won by 53,147 votes
Gene TaylorDemocraticWINNER63.21%
120,766 votes
Paul HarveyRepublican35.39%
67,619 votes
Shawn O'HaraIndependent1.4%
2,673 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.