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2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 3 Election?

Charles W. Chip Pickering Jr. won the 2002 Mississippi U.S. House District 3 Election. Charles W. Chip Pickering Jr. received 139,329 popular votes (63.58%). The main challenger was Ronnie Shows (34.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Shows

Jr. +28.8 pts · won by 63,145 votes
Charles W. Chip Pickering Jr.RepublicanWINNER63.58%
139,329 votes
Ronnie ShowsDemocratic34.76%
76,184 votes
Jim GilesIndependent0.65%
1,431 votes
Harvey L. DardenIndependent0.43%
949 votes
Brad A. McDonaldLibertarian0.35%
760 votes
Carroll GranthamReform0.23%
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.