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1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election?

Gene Taylor won the 1998 Mississippi U.S. House District 5 Election. Gene Taylor received 78,661 popular votes (77.81%). The main challenger was Randy McDonnell (19.13%).

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

Taylor +58.7 pts · won by 59,320 votes
Gene TaylorDemocraticWINNER77.81%
78,661 votes
Randy McDonnellRepublican19.13%
19,341 votes
Ray CoffeyLibertarian1.51%
1,530 votes
Robert W. ClaunchReform1.05%
1,065 votes
Philip Mayeuxnatural law0.49%
498 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.