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1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election?

Ronnie Shows won the 1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 4 Election. Ronnie Shows received 73,252 popular votes (53.39%). The main challenger was Delbert Hosemann (44.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Shows and Hosemann

Shows +8.5 pts · won by 11,701 votes
Ronnie ShowsDemocraticWINNER53.39%
73,252 votes
Delbert HosemannRepublican44.86%
61,551 votes
William FausekLibertarian0.65%
898 votes
Vince Thorntontaxpayers0.58%
801 votes
Kenneth W. WelchReform0.51%
697 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.