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1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gene Taylor won the 1996 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Gene Taylor received 103,415 popular votes (58.28%). The main challenger was Dennis Dollar (40.08%).

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

Taylor +18.2 pts · won by 32,301 votes
Gene TaylorDemocraticWINNER58.28%
103,415 votes
Dennis DollarRepublican40.08%
71,114 votes
Le'Roy C. CarneyIndependent1.03%
1,832 votes
Dan E. RogersLibertarian0.27%
483 votes
Jordan N. Gollubindependence0.24%
429 votes
Philip Mayeuxnatural law0.1%
172 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.